Full-day nursery in Chilton, Kent
The Learning Tree
Chilton School, Ramsgate, CT11 0LQ · 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 May 2017Reference EY545910Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 February 2019Food 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
Chilton School, Ramsgate, CT11 0LQ · More nurseries in CT11
Stations
- Ramsgate21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Chilton Tavern, Nethercourt Circus Chilton Lane and Nethercourt Circus London Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nethercourt Park5 min walk
- Courtstairs Park8 min walk
- Prince Edward's Promenade12 min walk
- Nethercourt Play Area playground6 min walk
- Courtstairs Play Area playground9 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 Learning Tree is a full-day nursery at Chilton School, Ramsgate, CT11 0LQ, in Chilton, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| The Learning TreeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Newington Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Priory Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- St Lawrence College Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.2 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 Learning Tree's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Learning Tree Good at its inspection on 22 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Learning Tree take?
The Learning Tree is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Learning Tree?
Ramsgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Learning Tree?
You can call 01843 852700 and visit thelearningtreepreschool.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545910 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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