Full-day nursery in Sandwich, Kent
Merry Go Round Pre-School
Jubilee Road, Sandwich, CT13 0QP · 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 June 2004Reference EY287735Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 January 2020Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Jubilee Road, Sandwich, CT13 0QP · More nurseries in CT13
Stations
- Sandwich9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Burch Avenue, Hazelwood Meadow and Guildhall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Poulders Park playground11 min walk
- Sandwich Quay 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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Merry Go Round Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Jubilee Road, Sandwich, CT13 0QP, in Sandwich, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandwich Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Sandwich Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Worth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- The Davenport School ages 5–12 1.7 miles
- Sir Roger Manwood's School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Sandwich Technology School Secondaryages 11–19 0.6 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 Merry Go Round Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merry Go Round Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merry Go Round Pre-School take?
Merry Go Round Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Merry Go Round Pre-School?
Sandwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Merry Go Round Pre-School?
You can call 01304 614425.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY287735 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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