Schools & Nurseries
Schools
Adult Education
Centres
Little Explorers Childrens Centre
Phone: 0845 8247202
email: tenterden.reception@kent.gov.uk
Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RA.
Little Explorers Children's Centre provides information and offers access to services for families with young children aged 0- 5 years in the local community.
We offer a range of activities and courses for parents and their children, such as Baby Massage, 1st time Parents Group, behaviour management, Family Club and Sign & Rhyme. For more information about our services and how to register your family, Please contact us on 01580 761970 or email tenterden.reception@kent.gov.uk
Nurseries
Contact: Mrs Jo Weeks Phone: 01580 765231
Busy Bees Pre-school, Methodist Church Hall, Westcross, High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6ES. Busy Bees Pre-school offers sessional care for children aged 2 to 5 years old in a happy friendly caring environment. Open Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 09.00 am - 12.15 pm and Weds 09.00 - 2.30 pm. To arrange a visit telephone 01580 765231 or e-mail joweeks51@hotmail.com
Highbury Hall Pre School Play Group
Phone: 01580 766663
Highbury Hall, Highbury Lane, Tenterden TN30 6LE
Monday - Friday 9.15am-3.30pm
Contact: Mrs P James Phone: 01580 764222 Ext 226
email: nursery@homewood.kent.sch.uk web: www.homewood.kent.sch.uk
Situated in the grounds of Homewood School & 6th Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden.
Home Farm Children's Nursery offers full day and sessional care to children from 4 months to 5 years. The Nursery is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays and the period from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day inclusive.
Qualified staff. Exciting, challenging and well planned programmes of activities working alongside The Early Years Foundation Stage - setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five. Registered and inspected by the Ofsted Early Years Team.
Contact: Manager: Sam Hall Phone: 01233 850113
email: hello@littleacornshighhalden.com web: www.littleacornshighhalden.com
Little Acorns Nursery at High Halden is a registered charity run by a committee of parents and friends. The Nursery is located on land adjacent to High Halden CoE School where we have our own mobile buildings adapted to accommodate the needs of the Nursery and we are registered to take up to a maximum of 29 children per session.
To find out more about Little Acorns, order a prospectus or if you just want a look round, please contact us.
Contact: Mrs B Watkins, Manager Phone: 07713 064605
web: www.stmichaels-preschool.co.uk
Village Hall, Grange Road, St Michaels, Tenterden. We are a sessional group term time only, taking children from 2.5.years-4 years.
Stepping Stones Nursery School
Contact: Mrs J Wilton, Mrs L Haines, Smallhythe Road Phone: 01580 765054
The Old Village Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden
The Old School House Montessori Nursery
Contact: Mrs F Brissenden, Ashburnam House, Ashford Road, St. Michaels, Tenterden, Kent Phone: 01233 850239
email: fiona@tenterdenmontessori.co.uk web: www.tenterdenmontessori.co.uk
Puddle Duck Day care rooms: for children from 3 months of age. Our baby unit has space for just 12 babies and toddlers between the age of 3 months and two years and is staffed by caring and experienced staff. Duckling Group: caters for children aged from approximately two years to two and a half / three years. Gosling Group:caters for children from around their third birthday
Primary
High Halden Church of England Primary School
Phone: 01233 850285
email: headteacher@high-halden.kent.sch.uk web: www.high-halden.kent.sch.uk
Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3JB
Rolvenden Primary School
Phone: 01580 241444
email: secretary@rolvenden.kent.sch.uk web: www.rolvenden.kent.sch.uk
Hasting Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 4LS
Contact: Mrs M. Duncombe (Head Teacher), Ashford Road, St. Michaels. Tenterden, TN30 6PU Phone: 01580 763210
email: headteacher@st-michaels-tenterden.kent.sch.uk web: www.st-michaels-tenterden.kent.sch.uk
Mrs K. Mumbray (Secretary)
Contact: Mrs Gillian Guthrie (Head Teacher), Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA Phone: 01580 763717
email: office@tenterden-junior.kent.sch.uk web: www.tenterden-junior.kent.sch.uk
Tenterden County Infants School
Contact: Mrs Gillian Guthrie (Head Teacher), Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA Phone: 01580 762086
email: headteacher@tenterden-infant.kent.sch.uk web: www.tenterden-infants.ik.org
Secondary
Phone: 01580 240592
Benenden has been one of the leading boarding schools in Britain for over 80 years.
Founded in 1923. We have high educational standards and want Benenden to be a happy school with personal integrity and service to others always in mind, where everybody is given the chance to follow their own path.










