St Lukes Nursery School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Tunbridge Wells for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2022, with 34 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
TN4 9JHWhat 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, 4 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff help children to feel safe and secure. This can be seen when children arrive happy, readily separate from parents and are excited to see their friends. Children show high levels of concentration and engage in activities for long periods. For example, they take great care not to spill any water as they skilfully transfer it from one container to another.
Staff have high expectations of all children. They use a range of strategies, such as visual timetables and sign language, to support children to understand and communicate effectively. This helps children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to successfully develop their communication and language skills. Additionally, staff skilfully introduce new words as children play. For instance, they learn about 'kneading' and 'squeezing' when making play dough, which helps them to learn new vocabulary.
Children learn about boundaries and are caring towards each other. Staff gently remind them of the 'golden rules', such as using 'kind hands' and 'kind words'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review group activities to ensure that staff support young children to join in and take part to help fully promote their confidence n develop systems further for monitoring staff performance, to precisely identify areas for improvement in the quality of teaching.
- 4 July 2023Good
Still missing for St Lukes Nursery School
- 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
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