Sessional pre-school in Joyden's Wood, Kent
Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup
Joydens Wood Community Centre, Birchwood Drive, Dartford, DA2 7NE · 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 December 2001Reference 151508Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 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
Joydens Wood Community Centre, Birchwood Drive, Dartford, DA2 7NE · More nurseries in DA2
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Birchwood Drive, St Mary's Nursery and Hook Green Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chestnut Grove Open Space6 min walk
- Chestnut Grove Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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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Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Joydens Wood Community Centre, Birchwood Drive, Dartford, DA2 7NE, in Joyden's Wood, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiggywinkles Pre-School and PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Acorns Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St. Barnabas Pre School NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Bexley ParkFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Twinkletoes PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bright Horizons Wilmington Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Baldwyns Park NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Joydens Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Joydens Wood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Maypole Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Hextable Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Wilmington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.6 miles
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.7 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 Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup Good at its inspection on 24 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup take?
Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup?
Bexley is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiggywinkles Pre-School and Playgroup?
You can call 07867 523545.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 151508 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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