Stocks Green Pre-school
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Tonbridge for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1981, with 26 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
TN11 9AEWhat 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.
- 28 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and enthusiastic. They hang their coats and bags up when they arrive and quickly settle in to play. Children enjoy listening to staff read books and engage well as they ask questions about the story. Staff encourage children to recall parts of the story they have heard before. For example, they refer to a book they have been reading about emotions and ask children to think about the emotions of the characters in other storybooks. Staff encourage children to celebrate events throughout the year and involve their families. For example, children dress up as their favourite book character for World Book Day. Children's family members are invited to visit the pre-school. For example, a child's grandparent visits and reads a story to the children.
Children play well together. For example, they help each other to spin hoops around themselves as they play games outside, and staff remind children how to do this safely. Staff support children to build respectful relationships. For example, they ask children what group games they would like to play and count the number of votes each game receives. Staff support children to understand that they will play the game with the highest number of votes first. Children are learning the rules of group games, such as taking turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff practice to ensure planned activities are well sequenced and focused on supporting children's learning n strengthen how information is shared with parents so that they understand precisely what skills their children are developing in order to support their learning at home n review and improve the organisation of the environment and daily routines to better promote children's focused learning.
- 7 March 2024Good
- 20 October 2023Inadequate
- 3 May 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stocks Green Pre-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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.