Bertie's Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Faversham for from 2 years 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £33.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £33.00of six hours | £16.50Monday to Friday during term time | £6.50per hour |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 depositrefundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 Early drop-off from 8.45am
- £4.00 Early drop-off from 8.30am
- £5.00 per 15 minutes late collection chargefor every ten minutes after your child’s due collection time
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to fifteen hours of free nursery education and care; 30 hours for working parents; 'Free for 2' for eligible two year olds.
Worth knowing. Free early education for two, three and four year olds is based on a Core Offer of 570 hours a year over no fewer thatn 38 weeks. For those only accessing their Free Early Education entitlement of up to 15 hours, a written statement of hours is available on request.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ME13 7EQWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 9 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this excellent nursery. The manager and staff place children at the heart of everything that they do. Children play, explore, investigate and experiment in an environment that is meticulously planned to encourage their personal, social and emotional development. For example, children independently build a large track from wooden blocks. They release cars down a ramp to see how far they can go. They ensure that everyone has a turn and praise their friends'
attempts. Children's behaviour is impeccable. They say 'thank you' and use phrases like 'Can I tell you what I am thinking?' rather than interrupting someone else talking.
Children are incredibly happy and settled. They benefit from warm and nurturing relationships with staff, who go above and beyond to ensure that they get to know them well. Bespoke settling-in sessions are carefully tailored to children's specific needs. Children thrive due to the personalised one-to-one support they receive from their key person. This helps children to feel safe and emotionally secure.
- 9 December 2022Outstanding
- 7 June 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bertie's Nursery
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £33.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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