Full-day nursery in Tower Hamlets, Kent
Happy Feet Nursery
The Ark Christian Centre, The Hamlets, Noahs Ark Road, Dover, CT17 0DD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2018Reference EY556968Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 November 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Ark Christian Centre, The Hamlets, Noahs Ark Road, Dover, CT17 0DD · More nurseries in CT17
Stations
- Dover Priory13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Chamberlain Road, Noah's Ark Road and Playground.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- St. Radigunds Public Play Area playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Happy Feet Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Ark Christian Centre, The Hamlets, Noahs Ark Road, Dover, CT17 0DD, in Tower Hamlets, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Priory Fields School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Vale View Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.4 miles
- St Martin's School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Dover College ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Happy Feet Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Feet Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Feet Nursery take?
Happy Feet Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Feet Nursery?
Dover Priory is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Feet Nursery?
You can call 01304 242720.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556968 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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