The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd
Outstanding★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Westgate-On-Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2011, with 71 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
CT8 8QYWhat 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, 2 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children absolutely love coming to this friendly and welcoming setting. They are exceptionally motivated in their learning and quickly become involved in purposeful play experiences. Children cooperate extremely well together, taking turns and sharing. Older children are very good role models to the younger children.
Consequently, all children's behaviour is exemplary. Children show high levels of respect for each other and the staff who look after them.
Staff know the children as unique individuals and enhance children's learning on a regular basis. They have very high expectations for what children can achieve and provide a rich and varied curriculum tailored to children's individual needs. For example, children find caterpillars among the plants and shrubs in the exploration area. They delight in carefully turning over leaves and finding moth eggs. Children then look at cocoons under microscopes as they find different species of moths, butterflies and their associated facts in books. Young children explore the similarities and differences between the colours and patterns, while older children are encouraged to look up facts about changes that occur in the life cycle. Highly skilled staff adapt the activity to suit all abilities to make sure children make the best possible progress.
- 2 August 2022Outstanding
- 26 October 2015Outstanding
- 23 April 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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