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Nurseries in Whitstable

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Whitstable, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Whitstable

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Strong standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 6 settings (6 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • All Saints Nursery School - Pre-school, Whitstable CT5 1PG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Choochoos Day Nursery - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 1QS, ages 0 to 4, 106 places
    Ofsted, 30 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindergarten Kids Ltd - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 1HT, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 23 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oyster Bay Nursery - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 4LT, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Whitstable@Swalecliffe Community Primary School - Pre-school, Whitstable CT5 2PH
  • The Castle Pre School Whitstable LTD - Pre-school, Whitstable CT5 2NW, 60 places
  • Whitstable Day Nursery - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 4LZ, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 21 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitstable Day Nursery & Kids - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 4LZ, ages 2 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 6 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitstable Junior School Wrap Around Care - Pre-school, Whitstable CT5 1DB
  • Whitstabubbles Day Nursery - Day nursery, Whitstable CT5 1PX, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • St Marys Breakfast and Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Whitstable CT5 2EY, 80 places
  • Teamtheme Holidays Sports Camp - St Mary's Catholic Primary, Whitstable - Out-of-school club, Whitstable CT5 2EY

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 Whitstable

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