What Ofsted grade does Loveland Daycare have?

Loveland Daycare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 10 February 2026. Its most common grade is urgent improvement in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Loveland Daycare take?

Ofsted registers Loveland Daycare for 37 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Kent has 53.

How much does Loveland Daycare cost?

Loveland Daycare 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 Loveland Daycare 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 Loveland Daycare how it offers them.

When was Loveland Daycare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Loveland Daycare on 10 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Loveland Daycare?

Nearby in DA11: Windmill Nursery School, Snowden Hill Nursery, Bronte Nursery.

Loveland Daycare

Day nursery in Kent, DA11.

RCCG Life Start Connections, St. Clements Close, Northfleet, DA11 7RU

37 places

2025 registered with Ofsted

361 of 411 in our Kent ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Urgent improvement in 4 of 6 Inspected 10 February 2026

Ofsted report card for Loveland Daycare
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Curriculum and teaching	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Achievement	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Leadership and governance	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Loveland Daycare 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.

Loveland Daycare against Kent

	Loveland Daycare	Kent average
Places	37	53
Ofsted outcome	Urgent improvement in 4 of 6	86% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Loveland Daycare

What Ofsted grade does Loveland Daycare have?: Loveland Daycare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 10 February 2026. Its most common grade is urgent improvement in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Loveland Daycare take?: Ofsted registers Loveland Daycare for 37 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Kent has 53.
How much does Loveland Daycare cost?: Loveland Daycare 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 Loveland Daycare 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 Loveland Daycare how it offers them.
When was Loveland Daycare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Loveland Daycare on 10 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Loveland Daycare?: Nearby in DA11: Windmill Nursery School, Snowden Hill Nursery, Bronte 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.