New Century Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Deal for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2004, with 55 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
CT14 6RXWhat 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, 30 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish at this inclusive, supportive and nurturing setting. Children quickly build strong, close relationships with staff. They often seek out their key person in order to enjoy cuddles, stories and singing together. Younger children squirm with excitement and giggle as staff sing them 'Round and round the garden'. Babies settle quickly and stroke the face of their key person as they are tenderly spoken to and fed a bottle.
Staff support children well to make friendships with their peers. They encourage games of football and doctors and nurses, where the children interact well and look after each other. Children show a keen interest in learning and thoroughly enjoy the activities provided for them. For example, younger children engage well and focus on pouring sand, navigating a balance path and creating group pictures.
Older children immerse themselves in exploring 'full' and 'empty' with sand containers and finding letters hidden in water beads.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop further the ways in which to support children to understand their cultural heritage, to allow them to explore and celebrate their own uniqueness n strengthen the evaluation of staff practice, to identify further training opportunities and help to raise the quality of the provision to an even higher level.
- 30 November 2022Good
- 15 March 2017Good
- 6 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Century Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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