What Ofsted grade does Bovan Creek have?

Bovan Creek was rated Good at its inspection on 22 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Bovan Creek take?

Ofsted registers Bovan Creek for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Canterbury has 50.

How much does Bovan Creek cost?

Bovan Creek sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Bovan Creek offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bovan Creek how it offers them.

When was Bovan Creek last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bovan Creek on 22 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bovan Creek?

Nearby in CT1: Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery - Canterbury Ltd, Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASC, Little Oaks Day Nursery.

Bovan Creek

Day nursery in Canterbury, CT1. Part of the Kent council area.

1 Lady Woottons Green, Canterbury, CT1 1NG

40 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

8 of 24 in our Canterbury ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 22 July 2024

Ofsted grades for Bovan Creek, inspection of 22 July 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Bovan Creek sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Bovan Creek against Canterbury

	Bovan Creek	Canterbury average
Places	40	50
Ofsted outcome	Good	88% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bovan Creek

What Ofsted grade does Bovan Creek have?: Bovan Creek was rated Good at its inspection on 22 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bovan Creek take?: Ofsted registers Bovan Creek for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Canterbury has 50.
How much does Bovan Creek cost?: Bovan Creek sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Bovan Creek offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bovan Creek how it offers them.
When was Bovan Creek last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bovan Creek on 22 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bovan Creek?: Nearby in CT1: Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery - Canterbury Ltd, Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASC, Little Oaks Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.