Childcare in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks has 21 day nurseries, 13 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 16 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 40 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 32 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £48 to £86, typically £60. Across Kent there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
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.
16 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 2026Opened Sparks Sevenoaks Prep Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sparks Wally Hall Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Sevenoaks Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Munchkin Sports Radnor House Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed West Hill Life childcare Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Platt TN15 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Sevenoaks TN15 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Blydes Afterschool Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Play 4 Ages Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Perfect Start Children's Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Forest Kindergarten Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Sevenoaks Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Sevenoaks
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Sevenoaks?
Of the 10 full-day rates published by settings in Sevenoaks, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £48 to £86. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Sevenoaks take funded hours?
17 of the 72 settings in Sevenoaks 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sevenoaks rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 40 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sevenoaks hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sevenoaks take babies?
56 settings in Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks?
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.
Towns close to Sevenoaks
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.