Full-day nursery in Sibertswold, Kent
Shepherdswell Preschool
Shepherdswell Village Hall, Coxhill, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7NN · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Shepherdswell Village Hall, Coxhill, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7NN · More nurseries in CT15
Stations
- Shepherds Well4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Shepherdswell Station (East Kent Railway)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Co-op and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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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Shepherdswell Preschool is a full-day nursery at Shepherdswell Village Hall, Coxhill, Shepherdswell, DOVER, CT15 7NN, in Sibertswold, Kent. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Lydden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.6 miles
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2022 1.8 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 Shepherdswell Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shepherdswell Preschool Good at its inspection on 9 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shepherdswell Preschool take?
Shepherdswell Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shepherdswell Preschool?
Shepherds Well is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Shepherdswell Preschool?
You can call 01304 830045 and visit www.shepherdswellpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127535 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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