Full-day nursery in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd
47 Station Road, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8QY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2011Reference EY438799Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
47 Station Road, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8QY · More nurseries in CT8
Stations
- Westgate-on-Sea1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, Carlton Cinema and St Mildred's Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ethelbert Square2 min walk
- Adrian Square2 min walk
- Lymington Rec Play Area playground9 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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The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 47 Station Road, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8QY, in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Crispin's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Maple Haven Ltd ages 4–18 1.5 miles
- The Llewellyn School and Nursery ages 2–25 1.5 miles
- Birchington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Ursuline College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 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 The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 2 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd take?
The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd?
Westgate-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY438799 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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