Ickle Pickles Nursery School
Day nursery in Sittingbourne, ME9. Part of the Kent council area.
1 School Mews, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8UW
Run by Storal Nurseries What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 24 October 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.
What a place could cost
Ickle Pickles Nursery School 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.
Ickle Pickles Nursery School against Sittingbourne
| Ickle Pickles Nursery School | Sittingbourne average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 61 | 53 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 95% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Wings Nursery Norton Outstanding, 45 places, ME9 9JY
- Woodstock House Day Nursery Outstanding, 81 places, ME9 8EF
- Nursery Days Good, 100 places, ME9 7AJ
Ickle Pickles Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries, which has 29 nurseries in England and 2 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Ickle Pickles Nursery School
- What Ofsted grade does Ickle Pickles Nursery School have?
- Ickle Pickles Nursery School was rated Good at its inspection on 24 October 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ickle Pickles Nursery School take?
- Ofsted registers Ickle Pickles Nursery School for 61 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sittingbourne has 53.
- How much does Ickle Pickles Nursery School cost?
- Ickle Pickles Nursery School 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 Ickle Pickles Nursery School 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 Ickle Pickles Nursery School how it offers them.
- When was Ickle Pickles Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ickle Pickles Nursery School on 24 October 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Ickle Pickles Nursery School part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Ickle Pickles Nursery School is one of 29 day nurseries in England run by Storal Nurseries.
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.