Full-day nursery in Dover, Kent
Maison Dieu Nursery
94 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1RU · 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 January 1992Reference 127363Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 September 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
94 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1RU · More nurseries in CT16
Stations
- Dover Priory10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Pencester Road, Taswell Street and Ladywell.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pencester Gardens3 min walk
- Connaught Park6 min walk
- Granville Gardens10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Siege Play Area playground8 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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Maison Dieu Nursery is a full-day nursery at 94 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1RU, in Dover, Kent. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Dover College ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Priory Fields School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Guston Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2021 0.8 miles
- Vale View Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 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 Maison Dieu Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maison Dieu Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Maison Dieu Nursery take?
Maison Dieu Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Maison Dieu Nursery?
Dover Priory is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Maison Dieu Nursery?
You can call 01304 214951 and visit www.maisondieunursery.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127363 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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