Sessional pre-school in Lower Halstow, Kent
Treasure Chest Pre School
Lower Halstow Memorial Hall, School Lane, Lower Halstow, ME9 7ES · 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 2008Reference EY378021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 2 November 2020Food 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
Lower Halstow Memorial Hall, School Lane, Lower Halstow, ME9 7ES · More nurseries in ME9
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including The Green.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Treasure Chest Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Lower Halstow Memorial Hall, School Lane, Lower Halstow, ME9 7ES, in Lower Halstow, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Holywell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Newington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Treasure Chest Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Treasure Chest Pre School Good at its inspection on 20 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Treasure Chest Pre School take?
Treasure Chest Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Treasure Chest Pre School?
Newington is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 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.
- 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 EY378021 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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