Full-day nursery in Ramsgate, Kent
Mother Goose Nursery
16-18 Bellevue Road, Ramsgate, CT11 8LB · 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 May 1970Reference 127392Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 2025Food 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
16-18 Bellevue Road, Ramsgate, CT11 8LB · More nurseries in CT11
Stations
- Dumpton Park18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Ramsgate21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Plains of Waterloo, Belmont Street and Wellington Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens3 min walk
- Vale Square12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Mother Goose Nursery is a full-day nursery at 16-18 Bellevue Road, Ramsgate, CT11 8LB, in Ramsgate, Kent. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Mother Goose NurseryThis 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
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Priory Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Lawrence College Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Newlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 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 Mother Goose Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mother Goose Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mother Goose Nursery take?
Mother Goose Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mother Goose Nursery?
Dumpton Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mother Goose Nursery?
You can call 01843 851264 and visit www.mothergoosenursery.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127392 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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