Full-day nursery in Elms Vale, Kent
Next Steps Preschool
St Martins Church Hall, Church Road, Dover, CT17 9LW · 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 2016Reference EY500822Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2024Ofsted · 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 6 November 2019Food 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
St Martins Church Hall, Church Road, Dover, CT17 9LW · More nurseries in CT17
Stations
- Dover Priory17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Malmains Road, Churchill Road and Kings Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Next Steps Preschool is a full-day nursery at St Martins Church Hall, Church Road, Dover, CT17 9LW, in Elms Vale, Kent. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Martin's School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Vale View Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.2 miles
- Priory Fields School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Elms School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Aycliffe Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Dover College ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 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 Next Steps Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Next Steps Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Next Steps Preschool take?
Next Steps Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Next Steps Preschool?
Dover Priory is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Next Steps Preschool?
You can call 01304 226234 and visit www.nextstepspreschool.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 EY500822 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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