Sessional pre-school in The Pound, Kent
Scalliwags Pre-School
The Village Hall, Bush Road, East Peckham, TN12 5LL · 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 May 2022Reference 2686577Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food 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
The Village Hall, Bush Road, East Peckham, TN12 5LL · More nurseries in TN12
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Scalliwags Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Village Hall, Bush Road, East Peckham, TN12 5LL, in The Pound, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Scalliwags Pre-School CIO.
Run by Scalliwags Pre-School CIO (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- East Peckham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.3 miles
- The Quest School ages 5–19 1.4 miles
- Hadlow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.9 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 Scalliwags Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scalliwags Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scalliwags Pre-School take?
Scalliwags Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Scalliwags Pre-School?
Scalliwags Pre-School is run by Scalliwags Pre-School CIO, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Scalliwags Pre-School?
Yalding is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2686577 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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