Sessional pre-school in Whitfield, Kent
Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school
Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LY · 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 October 2020Reference 2608419Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 October 2023Food 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
Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LY · More nurseries in CT16
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Manley Close, Fire Station and Cornfields.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Fitzwarin Place Play Area playground10 min walk
- Arable Drive Play Area 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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Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LY, in Whitfield, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- Whitfield Aspen School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Green Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.1 miles
- River Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.5 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.8 miles
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.9 miles
- Dover Christ Church Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 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 Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school take?
Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school?
Kearsney is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whitfield Wise Owls Pre-school?
You can call 07726 188752.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2608419 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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