Woodpeckers Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Canterbury for children from birth to 5, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1996, with 35 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
CT4 5JXWhat 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, 6 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a homely, warm and friendly atmosphere in the nursery. The provider ensures that children's well-being and enjoyment are at the heart of everything they do. Staff listen to children's ideas for activities and use their interests to inform planning. Children often go to staff to join in games, listen to stories and to have a reassuring cuddle.
Staff are clear and consistent with their expectations for behaviour. They have embedded the rules well and successfully support children to remember these throughout the day. Children are enthusiastic and keen to join in with activities.
They eagerly await group games and thoroughly enjoy singing and dancing together. Staff are engaging in their interactions with children. They demonstrate high levels of commitment to their role and to the children they care for.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to more consistently extend and challenge children's learning during child-led play n increase opportunities to celebrate the cultural backgrounds of children who attend to further enhance their self-identity and awareness of similarities and differences.
- 6 November 2024Good
- 4 December 2018Good
- 27 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodpeckers 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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