Full-day nursery in New Town, Kent
West Hill Life Ltd
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DE · 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 June 2018Reference EY561707Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 23 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DE · More nurseries in DA1
Stations
- Dartford6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Holy Trinity Church, Hanau Bridge and Lowfield Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park2 min walk
- St Edmund's Pleasance4 min walk
- Brooklands Lakes11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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West Hill Life Ltd is a full-day nursery at Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DE, in New Town, Kent. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.4 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 0.4 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 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 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- West Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 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 West Hill Life Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated West Hill Life Ltd Good at its inspection on 23 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can West Hill Life Ltd take?
West Hill Life Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to West Hill Life Ltd?
Dartford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561707 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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