# Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in Kent

We list 77 nurseries in Kent that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 606 nurseries in the area. Across all 606 nurseries in Kent (402 full-day, 204 sessional) there are 27,118 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/outstanding  
Updated November 2026.

## At a glance

- Nurseries: 606 (402 full-day · 204 sessional)
- Registered places: 27,118 (about 44 per nursery)

## Nurseries (page 1 of 3)

| Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bright Beginnings](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bright-beginnings-ey270365) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  | 08:00–18:00 |  |
| [Dimples Day Nursery Limited](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/dimples-day-nursery-limited-ey229801) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  | 07:30–18:00 |  |
| [Abacus Nursery and Childcare](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/abacus-nursery-and-childcare-ey309870) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Barbies Footsteps](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/barbies-footsteps-ey469690) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bridge Village Playgroup](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bridge-village-playgroup-127044) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bumble Bees Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bumble-bees-day-nursery-127061) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Cherubs Pre School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/cherubs-pre-school-ey246080) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Club 4 Kids Childcare](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/club-4-kids-childcare-127117) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [D-Dee's Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/d-dees-day-nursery-2613841) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Birches Nursery and Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-birches-nursery-and-preschool-ey479815) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Monique Montessori Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/monique-montessori-day-nursery-2731555) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [N Tunbridge Wells](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/n-tunbridge-wells-2653241) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Queenborough Babies & Toddlers](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/queenborough-babies-and-toddlers-2698954) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Shorncliffe Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/shorncliffe-nursery-ey336391) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Teddy Bear Day Care](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/teddy-bear-day-care-2546771) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Grange Montessori](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-grange-montessori-ey413013) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/townsend-montessori-nurseries-margate-ey450900) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Alphabets Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/alphabets-nursery-ey263151) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Kid Ease Hawkinge](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/kid-ease-hawkinge-ey245457) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Explorers Kindergarten The Hive](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-explorers-kindergarten-the-hive-ey489888) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Rocking Horse Montessori Kindergarten](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-rocking-horse-montessori-kindergarten-127502) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Benenden Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/benenden-preschool-2561206) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Fawkham Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/fawkham-pre-school-ey313734) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Roselands Pre-School Highamwood](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/roselands-pre-school-highamwood-ey404011) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Little Learning Tree Preschool – Bayhall Road](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-little-learning-tree-preschool-bayhall-road-ey561845) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Woodstock House Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/woodstock-house-day-nursery-2532361) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bertie's Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/berties-nursery-ey487378) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Garden Cottage Nursery At Kent College](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/garden-cottage-nursery-at-kent-college-ey553970) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Harpers Nursery school](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/harpers-nursery-school-127225) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Hawkhurst Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/hawkhurst-pre-school-ey440900) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |

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## Filters

- [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/full-day.md) (402)
- [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/sessional.md) (204)
- [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/outstanding.md) (77)

## Areas within Kent

- [Maidstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/maidstone.md) (10)
- [Royal Tunbridge Wells](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/royal-tunbridge-wells.md) (8)
- [New Town](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/new-town-da1.md) (7)
- [Sittingbourne](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/sittingbourne.md) (7)
- [Swanley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/swanley.md) (7)
- [Tonbridge](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/tonbridge.md) (7)
- [Southborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/southborough.md) (6)
- [St John's](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/st-johns-tn4.md) (6)
- [Cheriton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/cheriton.md) (5)
- [Faversham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/faversham.md) (5)
- [Fleet-Downs](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/fleet-downs.md) (5)
- [Margate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/margate.md) (5)
- [Northgate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/northgate.md) (5)
- [Ramsgate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/ramsgate.md) (5)
- [Shepway](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/shepway.md) (5)
- [Temple Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/temple-hill.md) (5)
- [Tovil](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/tovil.md) (5)
- [Aylesham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/aylesham.md) (4)
- [Chalkwell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/chalkwell.md) (4)
- [Cherry Orchard](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/cherry-orchard.md) (4)
- [Coolinge](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/coolinge.md) (4)
- [High Brooms](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/high-brooms.md) (4)
- [Minster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/minster-me12.md) (4)
- [Paddock Wood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/paddock-wood.md) (4)
- [Riverhead](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/riverhead.md) (4)
- [St John's](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/st-johns-tn13.md) (4)
- [Staplehurst](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/staplehurst.md) (4)
- [Allington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/allington.md) (3)
- [Boughton Monchelsea](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/boughton-monchelsea.md) (3)
- [Burmarsh](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/burmarsh.md) (3)
- [Canterbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/canterbury.md) (3)
- [Coxheath](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/coxheath.md) (3)
- [Deal](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/deal.md) (3)
- [Denton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/denton.md) (3)
- [Ditton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/ditton.md) (3)
- [Dover](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/dover.md) (3)
- [Folkestone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/folkestone.md) (3)
- [Foord](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/foord.md) (3)
- [Grove Green](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/grove-green.md) (3)
- [Hampton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/hampton.md) (3)
- [Hartley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/hartley-da3.md) (3)
- [Hawkinge](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/hawkinge.md) (3)
- [Headcorn](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/headcorn.md) (3)
- [Herne Bay](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/herne-bay.md) (3)
- [Holborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/holborough.md) (3)
- [Iwade](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/iwade.md) (3)
- [Kennington Lees](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/kennington-lees.md) (3)
- [Knockhall](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/knockhall.md) (3)
- [Larkfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/larkfield.md) (3)
- [Lower Island](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/lower-island.md) (3)
- [Mill Street](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/mill-street.md) (3)
- [Milton Regis](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/milton-regis.md) (3)
- [New Ash Green](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/new-ash-green.md) (3)
- [Northfleet](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/northfleet.md) (3)
- [Queenborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/queenborough.md) (3)
- [Sevenoaks](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/sevenoaks.md) (3)
- [Snipeshill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/snipeshill.md) (3)
- [Snodland](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/snodland.md) (3)
- [St George's Square](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/st-georges-square.md) (3)
- [St Martin's](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/kent/st-martins.md) (3)

## Postcode districts

- [BR8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/br8.md) (9)
- [CT1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct1.md) (10)
- [CT10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct10.md) (7)
- [CT11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct11.md) (8)
- [CT12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct12.md) (7)
- [CT13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct13.md) (4)
- [CT14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct14.md) (10)
- [CT15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct15.md) (6)
- [CT16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct16.md) (7)
- [CT17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct17.md) (8)
- [CT18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct18.md) (8)
- [CT19](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct19.md) (6)
- [CT2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct2.md) (11)
- [CT20](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct20.md) (10)
- [CT21](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct21.md) (8)
- [CT3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct3.md) (8)
- [CT4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct4.md) (8)
- [CT5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct5.md) (9)
- [CT6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct6.md) (15)
- [CT7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct7.md) (2)
- [CT8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct8.md) (3)
- [CT9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ct9.md) (11)
- [DA1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da1.md) (23)
- [DA10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da10.md) (3)
- [DA11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da11.md) (10)
- [DA12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da12.md) (15)
- [DA13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da13.md) (5)
- [DA2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da2.md) (17)
- [DA3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da3.md) (9)
- [DA4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da4.md) (5)
- [DA5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da5.md) (8)
- [DA9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/da9.md) (4)
- [ME1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me1.md) (12)
- [ME10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me10.md) (19)
- [ME11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me11.md) (3)
- [ME12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me12.md) (10)
- [ME13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me13.md) (15)
- [ME14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me14.md) (14)
- [ME15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me15.md) (19)
- [ME16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me16.md) (13)
- [ME17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me17.md) (15)
- [ME18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me18.md) (3)
- [ME19](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me19.md) (13)
- [ME20](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me20.md) (9)
- [ME3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me3.md) (10)
- [ME5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me5.md) (17)
- [ME6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me6.md) (8)
- [ME9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/me9.md) (12)
- [TN1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn1.md) (7)
- [TN10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn10.md) (4)
- [TN11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn11.md) (9)
- [TN12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn12.md) (17)
- [TN13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn13.md) (14)
- [TN14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn14.md) (8)
- [TN15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn15.md) (10)
- [TN16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn16.md) (9)
- [TN17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn17.md) (8)
- [TN18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn18.md) (3)
- [TN2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn2.md) (10)
- [TN23](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/tn23.md) (16)

## Neighbouring areas

- [Medway](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/medway.md) (86)
- [Southend on Sea](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-of-england/southend-on-sea.md) (51)
- [Thurrock](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-of-england/thurrock.md) (54)
- [Bexley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/london/bexley.md) (93)
- [Havering](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/london/havering.md) (131)
- [Bromley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/london/bromley.md) (161)

## Frequently asked questions

### How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in Kent?

We list 77 nurseries in Kent that match: rated outstanding.

### How many nurseries are there in Kent?

We list 606 nurseries in Kent: 402 full-day and 204 sessional, with 27,118 registered places between them (as of November 2026).

### Which areas are near Kent?

Neighbouring areas include Medway, Southend on Sea, Thurrock and Bexley.

## Sources

Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, Google Maps (ratings only) and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
