Stables Daycare
Ofsted report card Feb 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Tonbridge for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £9.90 an hour for 5 years and above, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in February 2026. Open since 2023, with 106 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, price list dated 1st April 2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 years and above5y to 5y | £9.90Holiday Club hourly | |
| All ages | £8.8035 Plus non-funded hours per week £9.6226 – 34 non-funded hours per week £10.5016-25 non-funded hours per week £11.4211-15 non-funded hours per week £12.301-10 non-funded hours per week |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £125.00 Registration feepayable on acceptance of the booking form; not charged for children, not refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- 10% Late payment chargeunless arranged prior to invoicing
- £5.00 a session Yogapayable in arrears
- £5.00 a session Outdoor Learningpayable in arrears
- £5.00 a session Forest Schoolpayable in arrears
- £6.00 per 15 minutes Late pick up fees (first 15 minutes)
- £10.00 per 15 minutes Late pick up fees (per 15 minutes thereafter)
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 an hour Voluntary ConsumablesChargeable for every 9 month, 2,3, & 4 years old accessing the funding
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Eligible 9 month, 2,3 and 4-year-olds will receive up to 15 or 30 hours free early entitlement per week for 38 weeks per year within our set term times.
Worth knowing. The hours claimed will be deducted from your invoice in hours. Please note the funding does not cover consumables, please see our consumables policy on our website. At Stables Daycare, a maximum of 6 funded hours may be claimed per day in the term times.
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
TN11 8NDWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for Stables Daycare
- 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 £9.90 an hour 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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