Full-day nursery in Oldbury, Kent
SKIPS Pre-School
The Old Guide Hut, Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DE · 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
The Old Guide Hut, Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DE · More nurseries in TN15
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
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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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SKIPS Pre-School is a full-day nursery at The Old Guide Hut, Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DE, in Oldbury, Kent. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| SKIPS Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Top Banana Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ightham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 miles
- Borough Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.5 miles
- Wrotham School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.8 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 SKIPS Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated SKIPS Pre-School Good at its inspection on 20 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can SKIPS Pre-School take?
SKIPS Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to SKIPS Pre-School?
Borough Green & Wrotham is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact SKIPS Pre-School?
You can call 01732 882869 and visit www.skipspreschool.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.
- © 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 127509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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