The Oaks Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Canterbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £36.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2020, with 90 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1 st September 2026 – 31 st July 2027.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £36.00Student Fees (38-week contract) £45.00Standard Fees (all year round) £68.00Student Fees (38-week contract) £85.00Standard Fees (all year round) |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £12.75 to £22.00 a session Optional Wraparound care
Funded hours
3- and 4-year-old funding for either 12 or 24 hours per week in 3-hour blocks over 48 weeks; 2-year-old Working Entitlement for 24 hours per week in 3-hour blocks over 48 weeks; 9 months + Working Entitlement for 24 hours per week in 3-hour blocks over 48 weeks; Early Learning for 2 Year Olds (EL2) for 12 hours per week 3-hour blocks over 48 weeks.
Worth knowing. Optional two course hot lunch £3.65; optional wraparound care charges apply.
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
CT2 7FLWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 13 October 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for The Oaks Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £36.00 a session 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.
- 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.
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