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Nurseries in Margate

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Margate, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Margate

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (6 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (2 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Start Cliftonville - Day nursery, Margate CT9 2QD, ages 1 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Start Nursery - Day nursery, Margate CT9 5QT, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cocoon in Margate - Pre-school, Margate CT9 2DB, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Margate CT9 1UA, ages 2 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Oaks Margate - Day nursery, Margate CT9 4AN, ages 1 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Manor House Nursery School Limited - Day nursery, Margate CT9 5QX, ages 0 to 4, 149 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Meadow Nursery - Day nursery, Margate CT9 3RU, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • My Nursery - Day nursery, Margate CT9 1TF, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Preschool - Pre-school, Margate CT9 3TN, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Avenues Montessori - Day nursery, Margate CT9 3PG, ages 0 to 4, 77 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate - Day nursery, Margate CT9 1SX, ages 1 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 23 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Inclusive Sport Wrap Around Care - Salmestone - Out-of-school club, Margate CT9 4DB, 30 places
  • Margate Academy - Out-of-school club, Margate CT9 2PX

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 Margate

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