Sessional pre-school in Fleet-Downs, Kent
The Windmill Nursery Dartford
Brent Cp School, London Road, Dartford, DA2 6BA · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brent Cp School, London Road, Dartford, DA2 6BA · More nurseries in DA2
Stations
- Stone Crossing24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Brent School, Milestone Road and The Welsh Tavern.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hesketh Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- The Romans playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Jessamine Place Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Windmill Nursery Dartford is a sessional pre-school at Brent Cp School, London Road, Dartford, DA2 6BA, in Fleet-Downs, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Windmill Nursery DartfordThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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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 Brent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Gateway Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Temple Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 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 are The Windmill Nursery Dartford's opening hours?
The Windmill Nursery Dartford opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Windmill Nursery Dartford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Windmill Nursery Dartford Good at its inspection on 8 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Windmill Nursery Dartford take?
The Windmill Nursery Dartford is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Windmill Nursery Dartford?
Stone Crossing is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Windmill Nursery Dartford?
You can call 01322 229393 and visit thewindmillnursery.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497305 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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