Poppy Pre-School CIO
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Aylesford for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2020, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2026.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £8.00Lunch £9.00Breakfast Club or OSC ½ £19.00OSC Full, 2.7 hrs £20.00 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 a session Early Bird
Funded hours
30 Hours Free Childcare (for 3 year olds in our setting); Free for 2 year old Scheme.
Worth knowing. We do not offer the 30 hours funding for 2 year olds in our setting. Our Fee prices are payable for sessions and lunch clubs for all 2 year olds unless they are in receipt of FF2 funding.
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
ME20 7JUWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 2 December 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Poppy Pre-School CIO
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £8.00 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.