Stower Vale Pre-School
Gillingham, Dorset · SP8 5LX
Inspected by Ofsted on 24 October 2024 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- 139377
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
- Registered since
- 26 January 1993
- Local authority
- Dorset
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
Gillingham, Dorset · SP8 5LX. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 25 March 2019 inspection Good
- 13 October 2015 inspection Good
- 13 May 2009 inspection Outstanding
- 6 July 2006 inspection Good
- 7 March 2005 inspection Requires Improvement
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Stower Vale Pre-School in Gillingham, Dorset was last inspected on 24 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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Stower Vale Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 26 January 1993. Its unique reference number (URN) is 139377.
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