Full-day nursery in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
15 - 17 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge wells, TN1 2DU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2023Reference 2745213Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
15 - 17 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge wells, TN1 2DU · More nurseries in TN1
Stations
- Tunbridge Wells11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
26 bus stops within 400 m, including Meadow Road, Grosvenor Road and Royal Wells Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tunbridge Wells Common5 min walk
- Calverley Grounds9 min walk
- Calverley Park10 min walk
- Grosvenor Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells is a full-day nursery at 15 - 17 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge wells, TN1 2DU, in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Wells Free School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Claremont Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Rose Hill School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells Good at its inspection on 29 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells take?
Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells?
Tunbridge Wells is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells?
You can call 01892 337000 and visit www.bananamoon-tunbridgewells.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2745213 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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