Shorncliffe Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Folkestone for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2006, with 36 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
CT20 3LRWhat 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, 28 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel extremely happy and safe at the nurturing setting. For example, on arrival, children receive a very friendly welcome from the passionate staff, who greet them full of energy and smiles. Children are very settled and eager to enter the setting, saying goodbye to their parents in the foyer.
Children make outstanding progress from their starting points. Staff have exceptionally high expectations for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They swiftly implement highly effective targeted support to ensure that continuous learning and development takes place.
Children are more than ready for their next stage of learning.
- 28 November 2022Outstanding
- 8 March 2017Outstanding
- 13 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shorncliffe 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.