Full-day nursery in Coolinge, Kent
The Nursery at Folkestone College
East Kent College, 34-36 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2TZ · 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 August 2017Reference EY552016Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 February 2024Food 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
East Kent College, 34-36 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2TZ · More nurseries in CT20
Stations
- Folkestone Central4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Folkestone West14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Julian Road, East Kent College and Grimston Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Upper Radnor Park3 min walk
- Lower Radnor Park8 min walk
- Folkestone Garden of Remembrance11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Nursery at Folkestone College is a full-day nursery at East Kent College, 34-36 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2TZ, in Coolinge, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The EKC Group.
Run by The EKC Group (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Compass Community School Coastal Park ages 5–17 0.3 miles
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- The Beacon Folkestone ages 3–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Sandgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Folkestone Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Mundella Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Nursery at Folkestone College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Nursery at Folkestone College Good at its inspection on 25 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Nursery at Folkestone College take?
The Nursery at Folkestone College is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs The Nursery at Folkestone College?
The Nursery at Folkestone College is run by The EKC Group, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Nursery at Folkestone College?
Folkestone Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 EY552016 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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