What Ofsted grade does Chatter Tots have?

Chatter Tots has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Chatter Tots take?

Ofsted registers Chatter Tots for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sittingbourne has 53.

How much does Chatter Tots cost?

Chatter Tots 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 Chatter Tots 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 Chatter Tots how it offers them.

When was Chatter Tots last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Chatter Tots on 4 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Chatter Tots?

Nearby in ME10: Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited, Lyndhurst Nursery, Wings Nursery.

Chatter Tots

Day nursery in Sittingbourne, ME10. Part of the Kent council area.

Kemsley Community Centre, The Square, Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SL

50 places

2020 registered with Ofsted

3 of 20 in our Sittingbourne ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 4 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Chatter Tots
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Chatter Tots 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.

Chatter Tots against Sittingbourne

	Chatter Tots	Sittingbourne average
Places	50	53
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	95% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Chatter Tots

What Ofsted grade does Chatter Tots have?: Chatter Tots has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Chatter Tots take?: Ofsted registers Chatter Tots for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sittingbourne has 53.
How much does Chatter Tots cost?: Chatter Tots 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 Chatter Tots 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 Chatter Tots how it offers them.
When was Chatter Tots last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Chatter Tots on 4 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Chatter Tots?: Nearby in ME10: Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited, Lyndhurst Nursery, Wings 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.