Spring – St Bart's House
Day nursery in Sandwich, CT13. Part of the Kent council area.
St. Barts House Day Nursery, 17 Dover Road, Sandwich, CT13 0BS
Run by Action For Children Developments What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 7 January 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
Spring – St Bart's House 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.
Spring – St Bart's House against Sandwich
| Spring – St Bart's House | Sandwich average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 80 | 57 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 100% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Little Explorers Eastry Ltd Strong standard in 5 of 6, 46 places, CT13 0QB
- Merry Go Round Pre-School Good, 26 places, CT13 0QP
- Pegwell Bay Nursery Good, 65 places, CT13 9QL
Spring – St Bart's House is run by Action For Children Developments, which has 22 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Spring – St Bart's House
- What Ofsted grade does Spring – St Bart's House have?
- Spring – St Bart's House was rated Good at its inspection on 7 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Spring – St Bart's House take?
- Ofsted registers Spring – St Bart's House for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sandwich has 57.
- How much does Spring – St Bart's House cost?
- Spring – St Bart's House 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 Spring – St Bart's House 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 Spring – St Bart's House how it offers them.
- When was Spring – St Bart's House last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Spring – St Bart's House on 7 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Spring – St Bart's House part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Spring – St Bart's House is one of 22 day nurseries in England run by Action For Children Developments.
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.