Full-day nursery in Coolinge, Kent
Little Oaks Sandgate
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU · 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
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU · More nurseries in CT20
Stations
- Folkestone West10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Folkestone Central20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Folkestone School for Girls and Coolinge Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Enbrook Park5 min walk
- The Leas8 min walk
- Sandgate Park and Sandgate Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Golden Valley Park11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 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 Oaks Sandgate is a full-day nursery at Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QU, in Coolinge, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Oaks SandgateThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Greenfields NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Radnor Park KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Shorncliffe NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Nursery at Folkestone CollegeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| First Learners' NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Jumping Jacks Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Compass Community School Coastal Park ages 5–17 1.0 miles
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Cheriton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Harcourt Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 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 Oaks Sandgate's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Oaks Sandgate Good at its inspection on 26 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Oaks Sandgate take?
Little Oaks Sandgate is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Oaks Sandgate?
Little Oaks Sandgate is run by Little Oaks Early Years Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Oaks Sandgate?
Folkestone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Oaks Sandgate?
You can call 01303 210395 and visit littleoaks.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2532827 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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