Full-day nursery in Brookfield, Kent
Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery
The Willow Centre, Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4EY · 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 November 2004Reference EY295433Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 Willow Centre, Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4EY · More nurseries in TN23
Stations
- Ashford International24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Flaxpond Road, Elm Place and Fish Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watercress Fields9 min walk
- Victoria Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Noakes Meadow Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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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Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Willow Centre, Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4EY, in Brookfield, Kent. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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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 Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.1 miles
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Beaver Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Great Chart Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- Victoria Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy All-throughages 0–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 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 Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery take?
Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery?
You can call 0300 041 1024.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY295433 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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