Little Explorers Kindergarten The Hive

Unit 2 & 3 The Hive, Northfleet, GRAVESEND, DA11 9DE

Ofsted overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Provider type

Childcare on non-domestic premises

Register

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register

Places

26

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Local authority
Kent
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ProviderLittle Explorers Kindergarten The Hive
Provider name · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Provider typeChildcare on non-domestic premises
Provider type · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Register(s)Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Individual register combinations · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Places26
Places · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
AddressUnit 2 & 3 The Hive, Northfleet, GRAVESEND
Provider address · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
PostcodeDA11 9DE
Postcode · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Local authorityKent
Local authority · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Ofsted overall effectivenessOutstanding
Overall effectiveness · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Inspection date2023-05-18
Inspection date · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
Ofsted reporthttps://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY489888
Ofsted reports · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3
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Ofsted inspectionOverall effectiveness: Outstanding — Ofsted, 18 May 2023 (framework in force at the time).
Ofsted judgement · observed 2026-03-31 · ofsted-childcare-ogl-v3

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Last verified against the official source: 2026-09-01