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37 nurseries in Ashford

Every day nursery in Ashford on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

37 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (8%)
1,700 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Ashford

The top of our Ashford ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Ashford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten TN26 2EAOutstanding9 July 202526
2Great Chart and Singleton Pre-School TN23 5LBOutstanding2 February 202436
3The Little Ark TN23 5LWOutstanding20 March 202327
4The John Wallis Nursery TN23 3HGOutstanding17 June 202250
5Cherrytree Nursery School - Newtown TN24 0PFExpected standard in 5 of 627 March 202692

Day nurseries in Ashford, best rated first

All 37 day nurseries in Ashford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Highways at Hamstreet Kindergarten TN26 2EAOutstanding9 July 202526
2Great Chart and Singleton Pre-School TN23 5LBOutstanding2 February 202436
3The Little Ark TN23 5LWOutstanding20 March 202327
4The John Wallis Nursery TN23 3HGOutstanding17 June 202250
5Cherrytree Nursery School - Newtown TN24 0PFExpected standard in 5 of 627 March 202692
6Whizz Kids Pre-School TW15 3HNExpected standard in all 615 May 202626
7Bridges Day Nursery Limited TN27 9SXExpected standard in all 68 May 202648
8St. Mary's Nursery TN23 1NDGood30 September 202524
9Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Eureka Park TN25 4BNGood4 September 2025108
10Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Trinity Road TN25 4BYGood4 July 202587
11Akidz TW15 2HEGood30 June 202560
12Bethersden Playschool Ltd TN26 3AHGood3 June 202515
13Daisy Chains Nursery TN23 5BDGood12 December 202440
14Towntree Pre-school Ltd TW15 1EXGood23 October 202428
15Little Oaks - Ashford TN24 0LZGood20 June 202460
16Cre8tive Play @ Sharen Jane's ltd TN24 8NYGood3 June 202437
17Footprints Day Care TN23 3SUGood23 April 2024104
18Goldilocks Nursery TN24 8UNGood13 March 202458
19Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge TN23 3PAGood22 January 202432
20Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery TN23 4EYGood19 December 202377
21Ashford Play Nursery TN24 8NZGood27 November 202344
22Victoria Park Day Nursery CIC TN23 4QDGood13 September 202328
23Headcorn Preschool TN27 9NRGood19 July 202330
24Biddenden PlaySchool TN27 8ALGood21 April 202338
25Woodchurch Windmills & Fun Club TN26 3QJGood30 March 202320
26Little Learners Nursery TN25 6JYGood6 March 202325
27Care4kids Childcare TN27 0JJGood6 December 202230
28Cherrytree Nursery School - Kingsnorth Rd TN23 6NEGood3 November 202238
29Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton TN23 3JRGood4 August 2022108
30Towers Tiny Tots Day Nursery TN24 9ALGood15 June 202232
31First Steps Day Nursery TW15 3AAGood10 June 202274
32Kaleidoscope Childcare TN25 7EEGood23 June 202132
33Monkeys Pre-School TN24 9LSGood14 May 202124
34Little Stars - Mother & Baby Unit TW15 3JZGood28 August 201912
35Bridge Nursery TN24 8PBNot yet gradedNot yet88
36Headcorn Preschool-Day Nursery TN27 9QTNot yet gradedNot yet42
37TUTORWORLD EDUCATION-Repton TN23 3TENot yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Ashford

Ashford is in Kent and Surrey.

Nursery fees in Ashford

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Ashford itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Ashford

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Ashford as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.