Full-day nursery in Singleton, Kent
The Little Ark
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School, Wesley School Road, ASHFORD, TN23 5LW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School, Wesley School Road, ASHFORD, TN23 5LW · More nurseries in TN23
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Langney Drive, Flimwell and Plantation.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- John Wesley Park playground2 min walk
- Kestrel Park playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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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The Little Ark is a full-day nursery at The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School, Wesley School Road, ASHFORD, TN23 5LW, in Singleton, Kent. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 under 0.1 miles
- Great Chart Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Beaver Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy All-throughages 0–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 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 The Little Ark's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Ark Outstanding at its inspection on 20 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Ark take?
The Little Ark is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Ark?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Ark?
You can call 01233 614665 and visit www.thelittlearkpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY391487 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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