Full-day nursery in Brook Street, Kent
Oaklands Nursery
8 Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PJ · 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 March 2019Reference 2522422Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 13 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places87 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
8 Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PJ · More nurseries in TN9
Stations
- Tonbridge7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Judd School, Springwell Road and Quarry Hill Parade.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground at Tonbridge Racecource Sportsground10 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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Oaklands Nursery is a full-day nursery at 8 Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PJ, in Brook Street, Kent. It is registered for 87 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 25 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Royal Rise Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Nexus Foundation Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 miles
- Hilden Grange School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Somerhill ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.4 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 Oaklands Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oaklands Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oaklands Nursery take?
Oaklands Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 87 children at any one time.
Who runs Oaklands Nursery?
Oaklands Nursery is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited, which runs 25 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oaklands Nursery?
Tonbridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oaklands Nursery?
You can call 01732 353486 and visit oaklandsnursery.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 2522422 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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