Full-day nursery in Lower Island, Kent
Whitstable Day Nursery
Vulcan Close, WHITSTABLE, CT5 4LZ · 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 November 2005Reference EY320142Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Vulcan Close, WHITSTABLE, CT5 4LZ · More nurseries in CT5
Stations
- Whitstable20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tollgate Close, Tollgate and Sea Lawn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Whitstable Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Vulcan Close, WHITSTABLE, CT5 4LZ, in Lower Island, Kent. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Kindergarten Kids Limited.
Run by Kindergarten Kids Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Whitstable Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Joy Lane Primary Foundation School Primaryages 1–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Whitstable Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- St Alphege Church of England Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Westmeads Community Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.9 miles
- The Whitstable School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 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 Whitstable Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitstable Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitstable Day Nursery take?
Whitstable Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs Whitstable Day Nursery?
Whitstable Day Nursery is run by Kindergarten Kids Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Whitstable Day Nursery?
Whitstable is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whitstable Day Nursery?
You can call 01227 772200 and visit www.kindergartenkids.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY320142 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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