Full-day nursery in Staplehurst, Kent
Poppys Day Nursery Ltd
Headcorn Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0BU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2008Reference EY373346Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2011Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Headcorn Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0BU · More nurseries in TN12
Stations
- Staplehurst12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Monument.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
What parents say
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Poppys Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Headcorn Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0BU, in Staplehurst, Kent. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Staplehurst School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.4 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 Poppys Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poppys Day Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 23 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poppys Day Nursery Ltd take?
Poppys Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Poppys Day Nursery Ltd?
Staplehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Poppys Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01580 892600 and visit poppysdaynursery.com.
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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 EY373346 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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