Warden Bay Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheerness for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 1992, with 30 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
ME12 4NBWhat 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.
- 4 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and confident. Parents and carers are invited into the playgroup to settle their children and pass over information to their key person.
Children wave their parents off with ease. They have strong attachments with staff, who know them well. The environment is planned daily to meet the needs of the children. As a result, children are eager to explore with their friends. For example, they are excited to see what sensory resources are hiding in the 'dark den' and ask staff about the 'Hungry Caterpillar' activity, where they investigate the fruit from the story with interest. Children begin to explore a range of mathematical concepts, from shape and size to counting and numbers.
All staff help to plan an effective and ambitious curriculum that focuses on promoting children's independence and speech. Children actively explore the environment, both inside and outside, choosing where they prefer to play. For example, children enjoy using the outside area to mark make on a large scale.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - improve the provision for children with SEND to ensure that agreed strategies are consistently implemented n improve teaching to make sure children understand why some behaviour might not be appropriate.
- 5 July 2023Good
- 3 May 2019Good
- 15 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Warden Bay Playgroup
- 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.