Full-day nursery in Mill Street, Kent
Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School
St James Centre Trust, Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St James Centre Trust, Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD · More nurseries in ME19
Stations
- East Malling15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- West Malling16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Temple Way, Edward Walk and Chapman Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clare House Park4 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 Quackers Nursery & Pre School is a full-day nursery at St James Centre Trust, Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD, in Mill Street, Kent. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Quackers Nursery & Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Leybourne Pre-School LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Stars Pre-School (Larkfield) LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Brookfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2019 0.9 miles
- Ditton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 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 Quackers Nursery & Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School Good at its inspection on 27 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School take?
Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School?
East Malling is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School?
You can call 01732 669554 and visit www.littlequackersnursery.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545707 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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