New House Nursery School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Canterbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2000, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Working Parent Funding entitlement up to 30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. 3-year and up charges apply to the TERM AFTER the child's third birthday, in line with KCC's funding offer.
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
CT4 7BGWhat 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, 13 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The outstanding nursery offers children an incredibly warm, welcoming and fully inclusive environment for them to thrive in. The provider places an emphasis on supporting children to have a real love of learning and the world around them.
Staff use the impressive outdoor area to create many different learning opportunities to increase children's curiosity and wonder. For example, children thoroughly immerse themselves in a sensory experience of acting out the story
'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. They skip along to the musical rhythm and giggle with joy as they run through the paper snow storm. Staff build extremely sensitive, caring relationships with the children. They take the time to really know and understand each child. This supports children to settle extremely quickly and feel a sense of belonging. Each classroom reflects the children within it. Children's work is continually added to classroom display boards to support their sense of pride and well-being. Staff regularly update 'family boards' to help children learn about each other and to rejoice in telling their friends all about themselves.
- 13 November 2024Outstanding
- 20 March 2019Outstanding
- 25 September 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New House Nursery School
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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