Full-day nursery in St Dunstan's, Kent
The Old Station Nursery Canterbury
50 Mill Lane, Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 8NE · 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 March 2021Reference 2629640Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 15 April 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
50 Mill Lane, Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 8NE · More nurseries in CT2
Stations
- Canterbury West17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Canterbury East20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Summer Hill, Mill Lane Junction and Miller Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dukes Meadow7 min walk
- Toddler's Cove11 min walk
- Neal's Place Meadow12 min walk
- Westgate Gardens12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Bishops Way Play Area playground6 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 Old Station Nursery Canterbury is a full-day nursery at 50 Mill Lane, Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 8NE, in St Dunstan's, Kent. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Old Station Nursery Limited.
Run by The Old Station Nursery Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Edmund's School Canterbury ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 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 Old Station Nursery Canterbury's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Station Nursery Canterbury Good at its inspection on 1 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs The Old Station Nursery Canterbury?
The Old Station Nursery Canterbury is run by The Old Station Nursery Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Old Station Nursery Canterbury?
Canterbury West is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old Station Nursery Canterbury?
You can call 01227 464230 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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 2629640 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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