Full-day nursery in Hales Place, Kent
Squirrels Pre-School CIO
Hales Drive, CANTERBURY, CT2 7AB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hales Drive, CANTERBURY, CT2 7AB · More nurseries in CT2
Stations
- Canterbury West13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ye Olde Beverlie, Shaftesbury Road and The Archbishop's School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beverley Meadow4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Hawe Close Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Kingsmead Recreation Ground playground11 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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Squirrels Pre-School CIO is a full-day nursery at Hales Drive, CANTERBURY, CT2 7AB, in Hales Place, Kent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrels Pre-School CIOThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at CanterburyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bluebells Kindergarten CanterburyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| The Oaks NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Lilliput Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Bovan CreekFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Stephen's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- St Edmund's School Canterbury ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Parkside Community Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.2 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 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 Squirrels Pre-School CIO's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrels Pre-School CIO Good at its inspection on 8 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrels Pre-School CIO take?
Squirrels Pre-School CIO is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Squirrels Pre-School CIO?
Canterbury West is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Squirrels Pre-School CIO?
You can call 01227 766537 and visit www.squirrelspreschoolcanterbury.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549510 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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