Ofsted report card

Barnies Day Nursery

Paddock Wood, Kent · TN12 6PY

Inspected by Ofsted on 1 October 2024 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
127004
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
2 March 1999
Local authority
Kent

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Paddock Wood, Kent · TN12 6PY. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 28 June 2019 inspection Outstanding
  2. 18 May 2015 inspection Outstanding
  3. 2 February 2011 inspection Good
  4. 2 May 2007 inspection Good
  5. 7 June 2004 inspection Requires Improvement

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Barnies Day Nursery in Paddock Wood, Kent was last inspected on 1 October 2024. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Barnies Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 2 March 1999. Its unique reference number (URN) is 127004.

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