Pegwell Bay Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sandwich for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2023. Open since 2017, with 65 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
CT13 9QLWhat 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.
- 30 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 25 April 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by staff at this caring setting. Babies are cuddled and comforted by kind staff who sing rhymes and songs to soothe and settle them.
Older children eagerly explore the opportunities and activities set up. They enjoy collecting water in different-sized buckets, creating a mud lagoon together. Staff extend children's thinking by posing challenging questions and encouraging them to solve problems. For example, children work together to come up with different ways to make the lagoon bigger to stop the water escaping. This supports their imagination and creative skills.
Staff successfully promote children's independence. Children get ready for lunch quickly, washing their hands and serving themselves, spooning out their own portions. They help their friends by sharing the utensils, saying 'please' and 'thank you'. Staff have high expectations for children and are good role models. They frequently praise children. This promotes children's positive behaviour and attitudes. Staff plan a wide range of interesting and motivating activities for children based on their needs and interests. Children delight in talking about how tall the sunflowers they planted have grown. They explain that they are waiting to have a baked potato day when their home-grown potatoes are ready. This supports children's understanding of the natural world around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen arrangements for sharing information with parents to help them support and extend children's learning at home n ensure information is shared effectively to provide continuity for those children who attend more than one setting.
- 5 September 2023Good
- 18 November 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pegwell Bay 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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