Full-day nursery in Saltwood, Kent
Saltwood Play and Learning Centre
Saltwood C of E Primary School, Grange Road, Saltwood, HYTHE, CT21 4QS · 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 December 2009Reference EY402676Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 March 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Saltwood C of E Primary School, Grange Road, Saltwood, HYTHE, CT21 4QS · More nurseries in CT21
Stations
- Hythe Station (RHDR)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Sandling22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including The Green, Bartholomew Lane and School Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brockhill Country Park11 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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Saltwood Play and Learning Centre is a full-day nursery at Saltwood C of E Primary School, Grange Road, Saltwood, HYTHE, CT21 4QS, in Saltwood, Kent. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Saltwood Play and Learning CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saltwood CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Palmarsh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.8 miles
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 miles
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 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 Saltwood Play and Learning Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saltwood Play and Learning Centre Good at its inspection on 10 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Saltwood Play and Learning Centre take?
Saltwood Play and Learning Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Saltwood Play and Learning Centre?
Hythe Station (RHDR) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Saltwood Play and Learning Centre?
You can call 01303 238712 and visit www.saltwoodplayandlearningcentre.org.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 EY402676 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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