Sessional pre-school in Fleet-Downs, Kent
Play Place The Ark
Stone Baptist Church hill House Road, Dartford, DA2 6HQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stone Baptist Church hill House Road, Dartford, DA2 6HQ · More nurseries in DA2
Stations
- Stone Crossing21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Welsh Tavern and The Brent School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Jessamine Place Play Area playground5 min walk
- The Romans playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Play Place The Ark is a sessional pre-school at Stone Baptist Church hill House Road, Dartford, DA2 6HQ, in Fleet-Downs, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Play Place Child Care Services Limited.
Run by Play Place Child Care Services Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Place The ArkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Windmill Nursery DartfordSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| KatieB KidsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Under 5's PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Cuddles Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| The Winning Child NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Fleet Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Brent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- The Gateway Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Temple Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.4 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 Play Place The Ark's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Place The Ark Good at its inspection on 8 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Place The Ark take?
Play Place The Ark is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Play Place The Ark?
Play Place The Ark is run by Play Place Child Care Services Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play Place The Ark?
Stone Crossing is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539836 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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