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Nurseries in Tunbridge Wells

There are 46 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Tunbridge Wells, and 17 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Tunbridge Wells

  • Ofsted report cards: 8 settings (12 Strong standard, 30 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 27 settings (6 Outstanding, 21 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge wells TN1 2DU, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 29 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bidborough Village Nursery School - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0XD, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 19 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0RD, ages 0 to 2, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0RU, ages 2 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9HU, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fidgets Pre-School and Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN3 8LA, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 17 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5JH, ages 1 to 5, 82 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • FSD Flexi-School Dyslexia - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9TJ
  • Groombridge Pre-School - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9QX, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 26 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PH, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Harlequin Forest Pre-School (TW) - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QU, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0PL, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 January 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Holden Park Pre-School - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0EH, ages 2 to 11, 27 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Birches Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0JJ, ages 0 to 5, 36 places
    Ofsted, 3 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Pips Pre-School at The Camden Centre CIO - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2SW, 56 places
  • Little Rascals Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1NU, ages 0 to 3, 79 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 March 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Rascals Pre-Prep - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PE, ages 2 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Manor Road Pre-School - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8UD, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9NT, ages 0 to 4, 94 places
    Ofsted, 29 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • N Family Club Tunbridge Wells - St John's - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9PA, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • N Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1ED, ages 1 to 4, 124 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3UW, ages 0 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 17 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pembury School House Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4EB, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pennington Park Pre School - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0SJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play Place - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8RA, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9TX, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5LX, ages 0 to 8, 50 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3UA, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 24 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sarahs Little Stars - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3UA, ages 0 to 5
    Ofsted, 30 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Speldhurst Preschool - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0PR, 41 places
  • Stagecoach Tunbridge Wells - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0JY
  • Stagecoach Tunbridge Wells - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0EB
  • Stepping Stones Nursery Pembury Ltd - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4DZ, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St George's Community Children's Project Ltd - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9LP, ages 0 to 8, 118 places
    Ofsted, 20 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St James Road Preschool - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3RL, 50 places
  • St Lukes Nursery School - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9JH, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Matthew's High Brooms Pre-school CIO - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9DA, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Education Space Tunbridge Wells LP - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2EY
  • The Little Learning Tree Preschool – Bayhall Road - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4UT, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Little Learning Tree Preschool - Culverden Down - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9SD, 14 places
  • The Little Learning Tree Preschool - Southborough - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 0LL, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • THE LITTLE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL - ST JOHNS - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9TT, 52 places
  • The Nivan Lodge Pre-School Nursery - Pre-school, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8BU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Right Tuition Company Tunbridge Wells - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PX
  • The Rocking Horse Montessori Kindergarten - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2NJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • V.I.M Clubs - Day nursery, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9SF, 20 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Ambleford School of Rural Skills - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN3 8AT, 24 places
  • Ambleford School of Rural Skills - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN3 8AT
  • Camp Beaumont - Kent College - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4AX, 50 places
  • DDivine Training at Bishops Down - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9SU, 70 places
  • DDivine Training at Broadwater Down Primary School - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5RP, 10 places
  • DDivine Training at Pembury Primary School - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 4EB, 40 places
  • DDivine Training at SKA - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3GS, 30 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ St. John's C Of E TN4 - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9EW, 60 places
  • Langtonout! - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0JG, 50 places
  • Let's Leap @ Rose Hill School - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9SY, 30 places
  • Mega Camps Tunbridge Wells - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8LN, 60 places
  • Newton Lang at Claremont Primary School - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5EB, 48 places
  • Pied Piper The Mead - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5SN, 78 places
  • Play Place After School - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8RZ, 25 places
  • SJOut - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3PR, 110 places
  • Southeast Kids Camps - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9EW, 35 places
  • TreeHouse Beechwood - Out-of-school club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3QD, 20 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 Tunbridge Wells

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