Full-day nursery in Hamstreet, Kent
Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten
Ham Street Primary Academy, Hamstreet, ASHFORD, TN26 2EA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2001Reference 127250Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ham Street Primary Academy, Hamstreet, ASHFORD, TN26 2EA · More nurseries in TN26
Stations
- Ham Street3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Ham Street Railway Station and The Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- 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.
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Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Ham Street Primary Academy, Hamstreet, ASHFORD, TN26 2EA, in Hamstreet, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highways at Hamstreet KindergartenThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hamstreet Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten take?
Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten?
Ham Street is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 127250 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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