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Childcare in Margate

Margate has 9 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kent there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

33places per 100 under-fives in Kent, against 32 for England
93%of the 15 inspected here are Good or better, 2 Outstanding
7 of 25are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kent, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 138 school nursery classes across Kent, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 25Day nurseries 9Pre-schools 2School nurseries 5Childminders 7After-school clubs 2
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First Steps Nursery

Day nursery · 25-29 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA

GoodTakes funded hours£8.50 an hourBirth to 8+07:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 7100 placesOpen for decades
01843 294256Their website

My Nursery

Day nursery · 18 St. Peters Road, Margate, CT9 1TF

GoodTakes funded hours£67.50 a dayBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week25 placesOpen for decades
01843 295153Their website

Bright Start Nursery

Day nursery · Mortimer House, 24 Hartsdown Road, Margate, CT9 5QT

GoodBirth to 8+07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week78 placesLong established
01843228014

Meadow Nursery

Day nursery · Dane Valley Road, Margate, CT9 3RU

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm25 placesOpen for decades
01843282247

Bright Start Cliftonville

Day nursery · Unit B 240-242 Northdown Road, Margate, CT9 2QD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 984 placesNewly opened
01843 447272

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Recently

What has changed here

Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.

  • Jun 2025Opened Inclusive Sport Wrap Around Care - Salmestone Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Bright Start Cliftonville Full day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Inclusive Sport Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Margate

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Margate take funded hours?

7 of the 25 settings in Margate are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Margate rated Outstanding?

Yes. 2 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Margate hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Margate take babies?

19 settings in Margate are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Margate?

Kent has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

Nearby

Towns close to Margate

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Broadstairs13 settings · 2 milesWestgate-On-Sea4 settings · 2.2 milesRamsgate28 settings · 2.9 milesBirchington4 settings · 4.1 milesSandwich5 settings · 7.5 milesDeal14 settings · 11.2 miles
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