Full-day nursery in Aylesham, Kent
Kaleidascope Childcare
St. Josephs RC Primary School, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3AS · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Josephs RC Primary School, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3AS · More nurseries in CT3
Stations
- Aylesham3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Snowdown20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, Miners Way and Queens Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Village Green6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 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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Kaleidascope Childcare is a full-day nursery at St. Josephs RC Primary School, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3AS, in Aylesham, Kent. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Kaleidascope Child Care Limited.
Run by Kaleidascope Child Care Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Kaleidascope ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Aylesham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Nonington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.3 miles
- Beech Grove School ages 4–19 1.4 miles
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 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 Kaleidascope Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kaleidascope Childcare Good at its inspection on 21 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kaleidascope Childcare take?
Kaleidascope Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Kaleidascope Childcare?
Kaleidascope Childcare is run by Kaleidascope Child Care Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kaleidascope Childcare?
Aylesham is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kaleidascope Childcare?
You can call 01304 842363.
Tools for parents in Kent
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY283103 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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