Full-day nursery in Temple Hill, Kent
The Chapel Nursery
The Chapel, Constance Grove, Dartford, DA1 2GA · 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 December 2020Reference 2616573Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2026Food 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 Chapel, Constance Grove, Dartford, DA1 2GA · More nurseries in DA1
Stations
- Dartford10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Constance Grove, Priory Hill and West Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park10 min walk
- Critchley Avenue Playground2 min walk
- Penney Close Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Willow Walk 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.
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The Chapel Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Chapel, Constance Grove, Dartford, DA1 2GA, in Temple Hill, Kent. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 under 0.1 miles
- Westgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- West Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 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 0.9 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 The Chapel Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Chapel Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Chapel Nursery take?
The Chapel Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Chapel Nursery?
Dartford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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 2616573 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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