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Nurseries in Herne Bay

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Herne Bay, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Herne Bay

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (6 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (3 Outstanding, 9 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Avenue Nursery and Forest School - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 7GJ, ages 2 to 4, 14 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 5RG, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Beltinge and Reculver Day Nursery - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 6TA, 42 places
  • Briary Pre-School - Pre-school, Herne Bay CT6 7RS, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Club 4 Kids Childcare - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 8NB, ages 1 to 11, 55 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cobnuts Woodland Nursery And Forest School - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 7LQ, ages 1 to 5, 40 places
    Ofsted, 10 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dan Dans Ltd - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 7BH, ages 0 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Goldfinch Nursery - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 7AD, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hampton Nursery School - Pre-school, Herne Bay CT6 8LU, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 25 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery Ltd. - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 8QZ, ages 0 to 7, 46 places
    Ofsted, 27 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddies Corner Day Care - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 5SJ, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 7TA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Day Care Kent (HB) Limited - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 6PN, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 14 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Club - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 5BQ, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Townsend Montessori @ Herne Bay - Day nursery, Herne Bay CT6 8LX, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted report card, 29 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Invicta School Club at Herne Infants School - Out-of-school club, Herne Bay CT6 7AH, 36 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Herne Bay

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.