What Ofsted grade does Toybox Pre-School have?

Toybox Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 1 October 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Toybox Pre-School take?

Ofsted registers Toybox Pre-School for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dartford has 64.

How much does Toybox Pre-School cost?

Toybox Pre-School 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 Toybox Pre-School 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 Toybox Pre-School how it offers them.

When was Toybox Pre-School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Toybox Pre-School on 1 October 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Toybox Pre-School?

Nearby in DA1: Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road, Bright Beginnings, The Cottage Nursery.

Toybox Pre-School

Day nursery in Dartford, DA1. Part of the Kent council area.

Wentworth County Infant School, Wentworth Drive, Dartford, DA1 3NG

26 places

2018 registered with Ofsted

18 of 25 in our Dartford ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 1 October 2021

Ofsted grades for Toybox Pre-School, inspection of 1 October 2021
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.

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What a place could cost

Toybox Pre-School 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.

Toybox Pre-School against Dartford

	Toybox Pre-School	Dartford average
Places	26	64
Ofsted outcome	Good	76% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Toybox Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Toybox Pre-School have?: Toybox Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 1 October 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Toybox Pre-School take?: Ofsted registers Toybox Pre-School for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dartford has 64.
How much does Toybox Pre-School cost?: Toybox Pre-School 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 Toybox Pre-School 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 Toybox Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Toybox Pre-School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Toybox Pre-School on 1 October 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Toybox Pre-School?: Nearby in DA1: Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road, Bright Beginnings, The Cottage 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.