Casper Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Folkestone for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £36.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2012, with 28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £36.00 | £18.00Morning - 9:00am- 12:00pm or Afternoon 12:00pm - 15:00pm, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 a session Early drop off - 8:45am
- £3.00 a session Early Start - 8:30am
Funded hours
Free nursery education for 3/4 year olds for 15 hours and 30 hours if eligible. Free 2 year old funding is available for 15 hours is criteria is met.
Worth knowing. Our funded Nursery hours are from 9:00am- 15:00pm.
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
CT18 7HBWhat 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, 29 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children arrive with eager anticipation to begin their day at nursery, including those who have recently started. Staff create an atmosphere which is extremely calm, interesting and engaging for all children to enjoy.
Children benefit from trusting relationships with incredibly warm, caring and friendly staff. Children and staff joke and giggle, and they show a genuine affection and warmth for each other. Staff skilfully bring their playful nature into activities.
For example, children squeal with excitement as they rush to correct staff when they say that there is an elephant on the cover of the storybook and not a bear as pictured. This approach draws children into activities, and they continually show a high level of engagement in their learning.
- 29 March 2023Outstanding
- 29 November 2022Inadequate
- 17 May 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Casper 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 £36.00 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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