Sessional pre-school in Lunsford, Kent
Lunsford Park Pre-School
The George Holding Centre, Chaucer Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6SS · 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 November 1996Reference 127354Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 23 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The George Holding Centre, Chaucer Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6SS · More nurseries in ME20
Stations
- New Hythe17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Auden Road, Lunsford Park Tesco and The Lakes.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leybourne Lakes Country Park5 min walk
- Larkfield Park5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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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Lunsford Park Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The George Holding Centre, Chaucer Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6SS, in Lunsford, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunsford Park Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Brookfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2019 1.0 miles
- Ditton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- St Katherine's School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 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 Lunsford Park Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lunsford Park Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lunsford Park Pre-School take?
Lunsford Park Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lunsford Park Pre-School?
New Hythe is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lunsford Park Pre-School?
You can call 01732 848926.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127354 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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