Full-day nursery in Hales Place, Kent
The Oaks Nursery
Park Wood Road, CANTERBURY, CT2 7FL · 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 July 2020Reference 2592876Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 March 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
Park Wood Road, CANTERBURY, CT2 7FL · More nurseries in CT2
Stations
- Canterbury West22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Keynes College, Science Building and Innovation Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Registry carpark8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Oaks Nursery is a full-day nursery at Park Wood Road, CANTERBURY, CT2 7FL, in Hales Place, Kent. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Edmund's School Canterbury ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Stephen's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Blean Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.3 miles
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.3 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 Oaks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Oaks Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Oaks Nursery take?
The Oaks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Oaks Nursery?
Canterbury West is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Oaks Nursery?
You can call 01227 827676 and visit oaksnurserykent.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2592876 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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