Full-day nursery in Orchard Valley, Kent
Little Explorers Hythe
Unit 3, Pennypot Industrial Estate, Hythe, CT21 6PE · 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 August 2016Reference EY501250Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 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
Unit 3, Pennypot Industrial Estate, Hythe, CT21 6PE · More nurseries in CT21
Stations
- Hythe Station (RHDR)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Reachfields and Pennypot.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hythe Green12 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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Little Explorers Hythe is a full-day nursery at Unit 3, Pennypot Industrial Estate, Hythe, CT21 6PE, in Orchard Valley, Kent. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 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
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Palmarsh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Saltwood CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Lympne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.7 miles
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 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 Little Explorers Hythe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Hythe Good at its inspection on 4 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Hythe take?
Little Explorers Hythe is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Hythe?
Hythe Station (RHDR) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Hythe?
You can call 01303 487877 and visit www.littleexplorershythe.com.
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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 EY501250 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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