Childcare in Tunbridge Wells (Kent)
Tunbridge Wells (Kent) has 30 day nurseries, 14 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 45 of them and rated 42 Good or better, 15 of them Outstanding. 37 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £47 to £93, typically £93. 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.
70 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 The Green Cave Montessori Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hubbub Out of school Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Pips Pre-School @ Camden Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Green Cave Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Junior Adventures Group @ St. John's C Of E TN4 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened DDivine Training at SKA Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened DDivine Training at Bishops Down Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Pips Pre-School at The Camden Centre CIO Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Education Space Tunbridge Wells LP Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Holden Park Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened St James Road Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Little Learning Tree Preschool - Culverden Down Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Tunbridge Wells (Kent)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Tunbridge Wells (Kent)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Tunbridge Wells (Kent), the typical price is £93 a day, ranging from £47 to £93. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) take funded hours?
9 of the 82 settings in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 15 of the 45 settings Ofsted has inspected in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) take babies?
70 settings in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent)?
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.
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