Childcare in Sheerness
Sheerness has 7 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes and 8 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 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.
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.
21 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Closed Stagecoach Performing Arts Sittingbourne Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Wiggles Playgroup Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Halfway Houses Afterschool Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Minster Afterschool club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Puddles Playgroup Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Stagecoach Performing Arts Sittingbourne Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Sheerness
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sheerness take funded hours?
6 of the 21 settings in Sheerness 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sheerness rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sheerness hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sheerness take babies?
17 settings in Sheerness 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 Sheerness?
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 Sheerness
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.