Roselands Pre-School Highamwood
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tonbridge for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2009, with 50 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
TN10 4BBWhat 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, 10 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy attending this exceptionally warm, welcoming setting. On arrival, they show a great sense of security as they happily and enthusiastically settle into activities and follow a routine that is very familiar to them. Children build extremely close friendships. For example, at group time they eagerly call their friends to come and sit with them.
Staff have high expectations for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They provide children with a wealth of interesting resources, indoors and outdoors, which they skilfully use to support children's interests and move them on in their learning. Children choose and use the resources confidently, are exceptionally motivated to learn and persist during all activities.
Children behave exceptionally well and treat each other and staff with respect.
- 10 July 2024Outstanding
- 10 October 2018Good
- 11 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roselands Pre-School Highamwood
- 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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