Full-day nursery in New Town, Kent
Star Kids Children's Nursery
31 - 33 Hythe Street, Dartford, DA1 1BE · 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 October 2014Reference EY481842Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 15 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
31 - 33 Hythe Street, Dartford, DA1 1BE · More nurseries in DA1
Stations
- Dartford5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Hythe Street, Home Gardens and Lowfield Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park4 min walk
- St Edmund's Pleasance8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Critchley Avenue Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Star Kids Children's Nursery is a full-day nursery at 31 - 33 Hythe Street, Dartford, DA1 1BE, in New Town, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 28 reviews (November 2026).
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| Star Kids Children's NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- West Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Temple Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 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 Star Kids Children's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Star Kids Children's Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Star Kids Children's Nursery take?
Star Kids Children's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Star Kids Children's Nursery?
Dartford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Star Kids Children's Nursery?
You can call 01322 293920 and visit starkidsclub.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 EY481842 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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