Full-day nursery in Manston, Kent
Little Scarecrows
Preston Road, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Preston Road, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BA · More nurseries in CT12
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 Scarecrows is a full-day nursery at Preston Road, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BA, in Manston, Kent. It is registered for 17 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laleham Gap School ages 4–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Newington Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Chilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.4 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.6 miles
- Foreland Fields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 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 Scarecrows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Scarecrows Outstanding at its inspection on 28 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Scarecrows take?
Little Scarecrows is registered with Ofsted for up to 17 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Scarecrows?
Thanet Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Scarecrows?
You can call 01843 823918 and visit www.littlescarecrowsnurseryschool.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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