Hersden Under 5's
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Newly opened
A pre-school in Canterbury for from 2 years 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:45 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £9.25 an hour for 30 months – 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2025, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 months – 3 years2y to 3y | £35.00Afternoon, 3 hrs £45.00Morning and Lunch, 4 hrs | £9.25Children aged 30 months – 3 years | |
| 3 & 4 years3y to 4y | £25.00Afternoon, 3 hrs £35.00Morning and Lunch, 4 hrs | £7.25Children aged 3 & 4 years |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £35.00 Registration feenot applicable to those who choose fully funded sessions only, not refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £10.00 to £20.00 per 15 minutes Late collection feeevery five minutes thereafter
- £20.00 Late payment fee
Funded hours
Free for 2 scheme; Universal 15 hour funding for all 3 & 4 year old (the term after their 3rd birthday); Extended Funding/ Working Parents Entitlement for eligible 2, 3 & 4 years.
Worth knowing. Free offer for 15 hours of funding: 13.00 - 15.00 Monday - Friday; Free Offer for working parents entitlement/ extended funding for up to 30 hours : 10.00 – 16.00 Monday -Friday; Completely free contracts have no charges, additional hours (including ad hoc hours) cannot be bought as it would terminate a completely free place and be subject to the registration fee.
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
CT3 4HSWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Hersden Under 5's
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £9.25 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.