Well Place Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Tonbridge for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2003, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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 8BHWhat 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, 25 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident. They explore their surroundings with ease and make choices throughout the day. Staff support the youngest children to settle when they become upset by giving them cuddles and reassurance. This helps children to calm down quickly, showing they have established secure bonds with the staff.
Children are well behaved. They show a secure understanding of the routine. Staff have high expectations for children and place a strong emphasis on children being respectful to each other and their environment. Older children display strong social skills as they play happily together. For example, they work together as they independently initiate a game of balancing blocks. Children show high levels of perseverance as they gently remove one block at a time. Staff support children, providing encouragement and praise. Children display high levels of respect for the rules as they work out whose turn it is next.
Staff actively support older children to develop their problem-solving skills. They pose questions to children, such as 'what do you think will happen?', and give them time to think and respond. As a result, children spend time working out what they want to do next. This helps children to develop their self-confidence and gives them a sense of responsibility.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to revise the organisation of mealtimes, ensuring the needs of the youngest children are considered and the length of time children spend waiting is reduced n extend opportunities for all children to build on their understanding of diversity outside their own community.
- 25 May 2023Good
- 24 October 2017Good
- 21 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Well Place Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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