Sessional pre-school in Denton, Kent
Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside
Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, GRAVESEND, DA12 2JY · 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
Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, GRAVESEND, DA12 2JY · More nurseries in DA12
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Dickens Road, Abbey Road and Lion Garage.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Kindergarten Riverside is a sessional pre-school at Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, GRAVESEND, DA12 2JY, in Denton, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Explorers Kindergarten Ltd.
Run by Little Explorers Kindergarten Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Kindergarten RiversideThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Christ Church Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Westcourt Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Chantry Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Tymberwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- Whitehill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Wrotham Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- The Riverview Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2021 1.1 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 Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside Good at its inspection on 5 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside take?
Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside?
Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside is run by Little Explorers Kindergarten Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside?
Gravesend is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside?
You can call 01474 329545.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY470680 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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