Childcare in Tenterden
Tenterden has 3 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class, 1 childminder and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 3 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.
2 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 2026Closed Premier Education Activities - Wittersham C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Old School House Nursery II Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened OSHN Limited Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Venture Camps Tenterden Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Tenterden
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Tenterden take funded hours?
2 of the 8 settings in Tenterden 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Tenterden rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 5 settings Ofsted has inspected in Tenterden hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Tenterden take babies?
6 settings in Tenterden 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 Tenterden?
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 Tenterden
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.