Full-day nursery in Littlebourne, Kent
Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School
School Grounds, Church Road, Littlebourne, CANTERBURY, CT3 1XS · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
School Grounds, Church Road, Littlebourne, CANTERBURY, CT3 1XS · More nurseries in CT3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Road, Jubilee Road and The Maltings.
Parks and playgrounds
- Littlebourne Park3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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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Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School is a full-day nursery at School Grounds, Church Road, Littlebourne, CANTERBURY, CT3 1XS, in Littlebourne, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, 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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| Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Sturry Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Littlebourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.9 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 Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School take?
Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School?
Bekesbourne is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School?
You can call 01227 728388 and visit www.ladybirdspre-school.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127346 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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