Sessional pre-school in Riverhead, Kent
Springboard Pre-School
Holmesdale Cricket Club, Worships Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2014Reference EY483793Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 2024Food 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
Holmesdale Cricket Club, Worships Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AS · More nurseries in TN13
Stations
- Sevenoaks19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Dunton Green24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Worships Hill, Village Hall and Church Steps.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverhead Parkland3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
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Springboard Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Holmesdale Cricket Club, Worships Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AS, in Riverhead, Kent. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboard Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| 7 Acorns Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Acorns Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Riverhead Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Amherst School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.2 miles
- The Granville School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Dunton Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Sevenoaks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.2 miles
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 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 Springboard Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springboard Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 24 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Springboard Pre-School take?
Springboard Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Springboard Pre-School?
Sevenoaks is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Springboard Pre-School?
You can call 01732 452039.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY483793 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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