Full-day nursery in Whitfield, Kent
Kingdom Preschool
Graceworks House, Port Zone, Willingdon Road, Dover, CT16 2JX · 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 December 2015Reference EY495022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 December 2025Food 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
Graceworks House, Port Zone, Willingdon Road, Dover, CT16 2JX · More nurseries in CT16
Stations
- Kearsney19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Garage and Gordon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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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Kingdom Preschool is a full-day nursery at Graceworks House, Port Zone, Willingdon Road, Dover, CT16 2JX, in Whitfield, Kent. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 38 reviews (November 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
- Green Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Whitfield Aspen School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- River Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 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 Kingdom Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingdom Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kingdom Preschool take?
Kingdom Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kingdom Preschool?
Kearsney is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kingdom Preschool?
You can call 01304 822226 and visit kingdompreschool.org.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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