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Childcare in Ramsgate

Ramsgate has 11 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 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
100%of the 18 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
7 of 28are 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 28Day nurseries 11Pre-schools 3School nurseries 5Childminders 7After-school clubs 2
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U1R Thanet Nursery

Day nursery · Under 1 Roof Kids, Pysons Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6RL

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 9 months08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week93 placesOpen a few years
01843 661278Their website

Rock of Ages Nursery

Day nursery · Newington Free Church, St. Johns Avenue, Ramsgate, CT12 6JD

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm25 placesLong established
07539 001604

Bright Start Ramsgate

Day nursery · United Reform Church, Ramsgate, CT11 9RT

GoodBirth to 8+07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week82 placesLong established
07794363283

Playwise Childcare Limited

Day nursery · Artwise, Youth Arts Centre, Ramsgate, CT11 7JX

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm53 placesOpen a few years
07951450046

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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 2026Closed Stagecoach Thanet Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ramsgate

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

Which nurseries in Ramsgate take funded hours?

7 of the 28 settings in Ramsgate 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ramsgate rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ramsgate hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ramsgate take babies?

23 settings in Ramsgate 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 Ramsgate?

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 Ramsgate

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

Broadstairs13 settings · 2.4 milesMargate25 settings · 2.9 milesWestgate-On-Sea4 settings · 3.3 milesBirchington4 settings · 4.4 milesSandwich5 settings · 4.8 milesDeal14 settings · 8.4 miles
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