Oaks Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Swanley for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £6.95 an hour for 2-year-olds eligible for the Early Learn, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2019, with 39 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-year-olds eligible for the Early Learn2y to 3y | £6.951 hour childcare | |
| 3- and 4-year-olds receiving the Univers3y to 4y | £6.071 hour childcare £6.371 hour childcare |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 Registration feechildren accessing paid for places
- £30.00 Depositchildren accessing fully funded places, refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funded sessions for two, three and four year olds.
Worth knowing. For parents accessing their entitlement over 48 weeks the 7 remaining days (till 31 August 2027) will be charged in line with our non-funded charges as above, or you may remove your child for these days.
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
BR8 7BTWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 4 February 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Oaks Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.95 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.
- 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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