Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASC
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Canterbury for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £55.80 a day for 2 years to 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1977, with 68 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months to 2 years3m to 2y | £59.70 | £30.15Half Day £34.35Half Day + Lunch | |
| 2 years to 3 years2y to 3y | £55.80 | £27.85Half Day £31.70Half Day + Lunch | |
| All ages | £37.20Holiday Play scheme Full Day | £5.80Before School Club £14.00After School Club | |
| Pre-school | £53.75 | £25.75Half Day £30.35Half Day + Lunch |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Admin. fee Out of School ClubIf your child is going to attend more than your free funded hours, not refundable
- £40.00 Deposit Out of school clubprior to starting, refundable
- £50.00 Admin. fee NurseryIf your child is going to attend more than your free funded hours, not refundable
- £75.00 holding depositbooking a place for your child which will be covered fully by the, refundable
- £100.00 Deposit Nurseryprior to starting, refundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £50.00 mandatory administration feeBlended Contract
- £100.00 refundable depositBlended Contract, refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early education funding is available for 3 & 4 year old up to 15 hours per week or stretched to cover 50 weeks of the year. There is also government funding available for Children over 9 month old.
Worth knowing. Completely Free Contract: totally free sessions with no additional charges or registration fees, subject to availability. Blended Contract: mandatory administration fee of £50 and refundable deposit of £100.
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
CT1 1NPWhat 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, 4 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages are confident and happy during their time at the friendly and welcoming nursery. All children are settled and show that they have secure and trusting relationships with staff. All staff have a strong knowledge of their chosen curriculum and, as a result, implement interesting activities to motivate children to learn. For instance, staff teach children about different animals and their habits.
Children are keen to learn about farm animals. Staff teach them about the farm and take them to visit one. Children go on to make their imaginative play area a farm shop. Babies play with animals in water and staff teach them the different sounds the animal makes.
Staff are positive role models. All children behave well. They are caring and patient.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to provide consistently good opportunities for children to build on their communication skills even further n enhance the arrangements to promote children's understanding of the similarities and differences between people outside of their own communities and experiences.
- 4 June 2024Good
- 21 June 2023Needs improvement
- 5 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASC
- Meals
- 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 £55.80 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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