Full-day nursery in Sandwich, Kent
Spring – St Bart's House
St. Barts House Day Nursery, 17 Dover Road, SANDWICH, CT13 0BS · 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 February 2019Reference 2507943Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 April 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
St. Barts House Day Nursery, 17 Dover Road, SANDWICH, CT13 0BS · More nurseries in CT13
Stations
- Sandwich5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Stone Cross, St Bart's Road East and Hazelwood Meadow.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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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Spring – St Bart's House is a full-day nursery at St. Barts House Day Nursery, 17 Dover Road, SANDWICH, CT13 0BS, in Sandwich, Kent. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandwich Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.2 miles
- Sandwich Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Worth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- The Davenport School ages 5–12 1.6 miles
- Sir Roger Manwood's School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Sandwich Technology School Secondaryages 11–19 0.4 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 Spring – St Bart's House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring – St Bart's House Good at its inspection on 7 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring – St Bart's House take?
Spring – St Bart's House is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring – St Bart's House?
Spring – St Bart's House is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Spring – St Bart's House?
Sandwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spring – St Bart's House?
You can call 01304 615129 and visit www.springnurseries.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2507943 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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