Full-day nursery in Hinxhill Park, Kent
Little Oaks - Ashford
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, ASHFORD, TN24 0LZ · 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 April 2001Reference 127517Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 13 November 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
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, ASHFORD, TN24 0LZ · More nurseries in TN24
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including William Harvey Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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.
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Little Oaks - Ashford is a full-day nursery at William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, ASHFORD, TN24 0LZ, in Hinxhill Park, Kent. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Oaks Early Years Limited.
Run by Little Oaks Early Years Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willesborough Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Willesborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Brook Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 miles
- East Stour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Ashford School ages 0–20has a nursery class 1.7 miles
- Mersham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.8 miles
- The Norton Knatchbull School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.2 miles
- The North School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.3 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 Oaks - Ashford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Oaks - Ashford Good at its inspection on 20 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Oaks - Ashford take?
Little Oaks - Ashford is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Oaks - Ashford?
Little Oaks - Ashford is run by Little Oaks Early Years Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Oaks - Ashford?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Oaks - Ashford?
You can call 01233 616746 and visit www.littleoaks.org.uk.
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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 127517 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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