Sessional pre-school in Northdown, Kent
Sunshine Preschool
Trinity Resource Centre, St. Marys Avenue, Margate, CT9 3TN · 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 September 2020Reference 2602192Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 January 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
Trinity Resource Centre, St. Marys Avenue, Margate, CT9 3TN · More nurseries in CT9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including The Wheatsheaf, Queen Elizabeth Avenue and Hinchcliffe Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northdown Park2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Northdown Park Play Ground playground8 min walk
- Northdown Park Road Play area 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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Sunshine Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Trinity Resource Centre, St. Marys Avenue, Margate, CT9 3TN, in Northdown, Kent. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Northdown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.2 miles
- Cliftonville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Palm Bay Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 miles
- St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 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 Sunshine Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Preschool Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Preschool take?
Sunshine Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Preschool?
Broadstairs is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2602192 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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