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24 nurseries in Canterbury

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

24 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (8%)
1,140 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Canterbury

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Canterbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1New House Nursery School CT4 7BGOutstanding13 November 202455
2Garden Cottage Nursery At Kent College CT2 9AQOutstanding18 February 202232
3Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery - Canterbury Ltd CT1 3JTExpected standard in 5 of 67 May 202680
4Sturry Pre-School CT2 0NRGood12 September 202526
5Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School CT3 1XSGood30 April 202530

Day nurseries in Canterbury, best rated first

All 24 day nurseries in Canterbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1New House Nursery School CT4 7BGOutstanding13 November 202455
2Garden Cottage Nursery At Kent College CT2 9AQOutstanding18 February 202232
3Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery - Canterbury Ltd CT1 3JTExpected standard in 5 of 67 May 202680
4Sturry Pre-School CT2 0NRGood12 September 202526
5Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-School CT3 1XSGood30 April 202530
6Rough Common Pre-School CT2 9BSGood18 March 202546
7Woodpeckers Nursery CT4 5JXGood6 November 202435
8Bovan Creek CT1 1NGGood22 July 202440
9Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASC CT1 1NPGood4 June 202468
10Little Oaks Day Nursery CT1 3NGGood18 January 202457
11Squirrels Pre-School CIO CT2 7ABGood8 December 202320
12Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool CT1 1SWGood27 October 2023148
13Busy Bees Day Nursery at Canterbury CT2 7PHGood10 October 202380
14Tiny Stars Canterbury CT1 3RAGood13 March 202315
15Sunshine Corner Nursery CT3 3BSGood10 January 202357
16Wincheap Pre-School CT1 3SDGood22 November 202224
17The Oaks Nursery CT2 7FLGood13 October 202290
18City View Pre-School and Nursery CT2 8PTGood28 September 202262
19Kaleidascope Childcare CT3 3ASGood21 September 202228
20The Old Station Nursery Canterbury CT2 8NEGood1 March 2022
21The Nursery At Canterbury College CT1 3AJGood10 June 202142
22Elham Pre School CT4 6SXNeeds attention in 3 of 627 February 202612
23Baby Kaleidascope CT3 3BENot yet gradedNot yet75
24Bluebells Kindergarten Canterbury CT2 7PHNot yet gradedNot yet18

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

Nurseries by postcode in Canterbury

Canterbury is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Canterbury

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Canterbury 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 Canterbury

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Canterbury 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.