Whitstabubbles Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Whitstable for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2017, with 24 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
CT5 1PXWhat 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, 24 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive confident and happy. They are warmly welcomed by the friendly and attentive staff, who provide a safe and nurturing environment. Children enjoy their play and keep themselves busy and engaged. For instance, role play is an interest across all age ranges. Children enjoy exploring the resources and acting out home customs, such as making cups of tea and setting the table for dinner.
Furthermore, they show confidence to choose where they would like to play, transitioning with confidence between the nursery and the garden.
There is an overarching curriculum, which sequentially builds as children transition through the nursery. There is an emphasis on children developing a strong foundation to their personal, social, and emotional development as well as their communication skills. Furthermore, children learn about how to tend to their own care needs, such as using the toilet and brushing their teeth after their lunch. All children including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's understanding of the importance of quality interactions to further support children's communication skills
- develop teaching further to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next.
- 24 September 2024Good
- 19 November 2018Good
- 15 November 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whitstabubbles Day Nursery
- 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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