Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill
Buckland House, Crabble Hill, Dover, CT17 0RXWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 4 February 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill against Dover
| Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill | Dover average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 74 | 49 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 100% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill
- What Ofsted grade does Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill have?
- Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill was rated Good at its inspection on 4 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill take?
- Ofsted registers Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill for 74 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dover has 49.
- How much does Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill cost?
- Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill how it offers them.
- When was Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill on 4 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill?
- Nearby in CT17: Abbey Pre-school, Next Steps Preschool, Jack in a Box Nursery.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.