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Dimples Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Nov 2022)
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4.1(16 parent reviews) ·Green Street, Green Road, Darenth, DA2 7HT · Kent
Number of places
155 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Dimples Day Nursery, located near Dartford, provides a nurturing "home from home" setting for children aged 9 months to 5 years, fostering their development and growth. The nursery is family-owned and has consistently received "Outstanding" ratings from Ofsted.

It boasts a purpose-built facility with high-quality equipment, staffed by dedicated full and part-time professionals. Safety and accessibility were key considerations in the building's design, which also offers ample play-space.

Dimples Day Nursery is committed to providing full day care to accommodate busy family schedules, operating year-round with extensive opening hours. For school-aged children, a holiday club is available during main school breaks.

The nursery emphasises experiential learning, notably through its Forest School programme, which encourages outdoor exploration and child-led discovery, helping children build confidence and a connection to nature. As children progress, they benefit from thoughtfully designed pre-school rooms that blend teaching with play, preparing them for primary school.

Dimples Day Nursery prides itself on maintaining small group sizes and currently has limited availability for new enrolments.

Our ethos

Dimples Day Nursery fosters development and growth through an emphasis on experiential learning, notably through its Forest School programme which encourages outdoor exploration and child-led discovery. The nursery aims to build children's confidence and connection to nature, while thoughtfully designed pre-school rooms blend teaching with play to prepare children for primary school.

What it's like

Throughout this vibrant and exciting nursery, children spend their days immersed in the serious business of exploring, investigating and learning. The atmosphere is alive with the sound of laughter, animated discussions and warm interactions. Children of all ages form strong, trusting relationships with staff.

Family-ownedOutstanding Ofsted ratingsPurpose-built facilityForest School programmeHoliday Club

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day care, Holiday Club

Established

2002

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Dimples Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 November 2022

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Throughout this vibrant and exciting nursery, children spend their days immersed in the serious business of exploring, investigating and learning. The atmosphere is alive with the sound of laughter, animated discussions and warm interactions. Children of all ages form strong, trusting relationships with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • The senior management team has a clear and ambitious vision for children that is fully understood and implemented by all staff.
  • Morale is extremely high within the staff team.
  • Staff do not place any limits on their expectations for children.
  • There is a clear intent behind all planned activities, and staff use creative methods to help children learn.
  • There are fully effective, and highly coordinated, arrangements to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Inspection #10259691 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report extreme satisfaction with the service they receive, and they praise the staff highly.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There are fully effective, and highly coordinated, arrangements to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff hold the same high aspirations for all children and work tirelessly to ensure that everyone is fully included in activities. As is the case for all children, the emotional well-being of children with SEND is sensitively considered.

Outdoor space

Staff make excellent use of storytelling to enhance children's language skills. For example, those working with the toddlers retell much-loved stories in the outdoor area. Outdoors, children learn to assess and manage risks as they engage in all manner of physical pursuits.

Parent Reviews of Dimples Day Nursery

4.1
(16)
Roman
3 years ago

We are sincerely grateful to the administration of this kindergarten for participating in the government's program to help refugees from Ukraine. Our little girl Daryna now has the opportunity to spend time in a wonderful institution with excellent educators. Thank you for being here.

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Nicola Phillips
3 years ago

Dimples is a fantastic nursery. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and always happy to listen and give advice on your child. It's like a family, with a home from home experience. The extra activities (forestry school, school trips, sports day etc) are fantastic and the kids love it. Our daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time at this nursery. It was also COVID-19 safe and all the measures in place during the lockdowns meant we knew our child was safe. It has felt extremely se ure and its very clear the childs safety is paramount at this nursery. I highly recommend the Dimples nursery, I will certainly miss the staff and ambience it has. Fantastic place.

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theo felippe
6 years ago

They wouldn't tell us if they had availability for our daughter upfront and asked for £20 to 'sign up' which we happily paid. 9 months later we get a letter saying that not only do they not have availability now, but that will likely no change in the future. I know £20 isn't much, but its utterly immoral to take money from people just to tell them they won't have a place in future. This type of predatory practices is thankfully not common amongst other nurseries we visited, but should absolutely be made illegal.

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Jeegna Patel
7 years ago

What an amazing nursery. Sent both my girls there and they loved it. Lovely staff, lovely environment, great space.

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ana oliete
5 years ago

Very outdorsy nursery. My daughter is very happy here and I know I am leaving her in good hands. Communication is very good, staff is brilliant.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2011

  • November 2022Outstanding
  • July 2018Outstanding
  • October 2013Outstanding
  • April 2013Outstanding
  • April 2011Outstanding

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