Hythe Bay
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hythe for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £71.61 a day for 2 years – school age, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2018, with 69 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week, price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 month – 2 years3m to 2y | £63.60Short Day (8-4) £79.50Long Day (8-6) | £39.75AM (8-1) or PM (1-6), 5 hrs | £7.95 | |
| 2 years – school age2y to 3y | £42.96Term time only £57.28Short Day (8-4) £71.61Long Day (8-6) | £21.48Term time only £35.80AM (8-1) or PM (1-6), 5 hrs | – | |
| 4–11 years4y to 5y | £28.00Short Day Playscheme £38.00Playscheme | £20.00Morning Playscheme or Afternoon Playscheme, 5 hrs | – |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 per 15 minutes Late collection feeper minute
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.65 a week Voluntary parental contributionchildren who are in receipt of funded hours, includes administration, meals, trips and extra-curricular
Discounts
- 10% Sibling discounteldest sibling only
Funded hours
15 hours Universal Entitlement, 30 hours Working Parent Entitlement, Free For Two Funding.
Worth knowing. Voluntary contribution of £3.65 per week for children in receipt of funded hours. Stretched funding over 48 weeks may exceed maximum hours, requiring payment for additional hours.
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
CT21 6HSWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 15 March 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Hythe Bay
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £71.61 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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