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15 nurseries in DA1 (Dartford, Crayford, Barnes Cray)

Every day nursery with a DA1 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

15 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (27%)
854 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in DA1 (Dartford, Crayford, Barnes Cray), best rated first

All 15 day nurseries in DA1 (Dartford, Crayford, Barnes Cray)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road DA1 4DNStrong standard in all 66 May 202661
2Bright Beginnings DA1 2JTOutstanding13 May 202466
3The Cottage Nursery DA1 3PYExpected standard in all 68 January 202660
4West Hill Life Ltd DA1 1DEGood23 June 202525
5Rainbow Day Nursery DA1 2LPGood26 November 2024124
6Broomhill Playgroup DA1 3HTGood19 June 202430
7Star Kids Children's Nursery DA1 1BEGood15 November 202332
8Bright Horizons Springfield Lodge Dartford Day Nursery and Preschool DA1 1NTGood5 July 2023144
9The Chapel Nursery DA1 2GAGood2 February 202374
10Star Day Nursery DA1 1RXGood6 January 202368
11Toybox Pre-School DA1 3NGGood1 October 202126
12Milestones Day Nursery DA1 5XWNeeds attention in 3 of 627 November 202565
13Little Gem's Childcare DA1 1QTUrgent improvement in 6 of 624 April 202620
14Happy Orkids at Dartford Limited DA1 5QBNot yet gradedNot yet59
15Kip McGrath Dartford DA1 1LUNot yet gradedNot yet

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DA1 is in Kent and Bexley, covering Dartford.

Nursery fees in DA1

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in DA1 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 DA1

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in DA1 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.