Full-day nursery in Ditton, Kent
Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton
Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AH · 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 April 2019Reference 2503861Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 May 2026Food 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
Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AH · More nurseries in ME20
Stations
- Aylesford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- East Malling20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton is a full-day nursery at Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AH, in Ditton, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club DittonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ditton Church Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Dawn to Dusk Day Nursery (Maidstone) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Poppy Pre-School CIOSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Stars Pre-School (Larkfield) LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at East MallingFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Quackers Nursery & Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2019 0.1 miles
- Ditton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Brookfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.3 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 Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton Good at its inspection on 17 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton take?
Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton?
Aylesford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton?
You can call 07729 042811.
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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 2503861 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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