Little Acorns Pre-School Folkestone CIO
Ofsted report card Apr 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years
A pre-school in Folkestone for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:15 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £18.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in April 2026. Open since 2024, with 32 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 | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £18.00outside of your child's free hours £36.00outside of your child's free hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a day Early Bird Drop Offcan be arranged in the morning by phoning Pre-School
- £4.00 a session Late pick upmust be pre booked, includes tabletop activities a drink and a snack
- £8.00 a session Early Birdmust be booked in advance, includes breakfast
- £10.00 per 15 minutes late collection feeif your child is not booked in, and you are late
Funded hours
We deliver 'Free For 2' funding. If your child is eligible, they are entitled to 15 hours free early education to be used flexibly, between 9:15am and 15:15pm a week. We also deliver working parent entitlement for 2 year olds. They are entitled to 15 hours of childcare per week to be used flexibly within our delivery pattern. All eligible 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early e.
Worth knowing. Early Bird, Early Bird Drop Off and Late pick up sessions do not fall under the free funded hours criteria. Late collection charges apply whether your child is in receipt of Free Early Education or not.
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
CT19 6LYWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for Little Acorns Pre-School Folkestone CIO
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £18.00 a session 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.