Childcare in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne has 20 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 27 of them and rated 25 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 19 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £40 to £85, 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.
35 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 Kumon Sittingbourne Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Swallows Leisure Centre Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Angels Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kings Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Lower Halstow Primary School BASC Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Angels Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stay 'n' Play Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Tecnis Academy Sittingbourne Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Angels Playgroup Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Stagecoach Performing Arts Sittingbourne Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Angels Playgroup Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Sittingbourne
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Sittingbourne?
Of the 13 full-day rates published by settings in Sittingbourne, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £40 to £85. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Sittingbourne take funded hours?
17 of the 46 settings in Sittingbourne 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sittingbourne rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 27 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sittingbourne hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sittingbourne take babies?
35 settings in Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne?
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 Sittingbourne
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.