Next Steps Preschool
Dover, Kent · CT17 9LW
Inspected by Ofsted on 25 April 2024 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- EY500822
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
- Registered since
- 17 June 2016
- Local authority
- Kent
On the Early Years Register.
Where it is
Dover, Kent · CT17 9LW. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 13 June 2018 inspection Good
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Next Steps Preschool in Dover, Kent was last inspected on 25 April 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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Next Steps Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 17 June 2016. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY500822.
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