Full-day nursery in Chalkwell, Kent
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
The Meads Community Centre, Emerald Crescent, Sittingbourne, ME10 5JL · 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 July 2016Reference EY499277Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 July 2025Food 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 Meads Community Centre, Emerald Crescent, Sittingbourne, ME10 5JL · More nurseries in ME10
Stations
- Sittingbourne19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Emerald Crescent, Topaz Drive and Argent Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Agate Court Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Sunstone Drive Play Area playground9 min walk
- Milton Regis Recreation Ground Playground10 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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Squirrel Lodge Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Meads Community Centre, Emerald Crescent, Sittingbourne, ME10 5JL, in Chalkwell, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Aspire School ages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Grove Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Bobbing Village School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Regis Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Westlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Minterne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 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 Squirrel Lodge Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrel Lodge Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrel Lodge Nursery take?
Squirrel Lodge Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Squirrel Lodge Nursery?
Sittingbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Squirrel Lodge Nursery?
You can call 07842 441237 and visit www.squirrellodgenursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY499277 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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