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25 nurseries in Dartford

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

25 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (12%)
1,533 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Dartford

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Dartford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road DA1 4DNStrong standard in all 66 May 202661
2Bright Beginnings DA1 2JTOutstanding13 May 202466
3West Hill Life Ltd DA1 1DEGood23 June 202525
4Anthony Roper Pre-School CIO DA4 0AAGood9 June 202552
5Bright Horizons Longfield Day Nursery and Preschool DA3 7PJGood23 January 202589

Day nurseries in Dartford, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Dartford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road DA1 4DNStrong standard in all 66 May 202661
2Bright Beginnings DA1 2JTOutstanding13 May 202466
3West Hill Life Ltd DA1 1DEGood23 June 202525
4Anthony Roper Pre-School CIO DA4 0AAGood9 June 202552
5Bright Horizons Longfield Day Nursery and Preschool DA3 7PJGood23 January 202589
6Rainbow Day Nursery DA1 2LPGood26 November 2024124
7Broomhill Playgroup DA1 3HTGood19 June 202430
8Star Kids Children's Nursery DA1 1BEGood15 November 202332
9Little Fingers Day Nursery DA2 8DXGood4 October 202361
10Bright Horizons Springfield Lodge Dartford Day Nursery and Preschool DA1 1NTGood5 July 2023144
11KatieB Kids DA2 6FFGood24 May 202379
12The Chapel Nursery DA1 2GAGood2 February 202374
13Star Day Nursery DA1 1RXGood6 January 202368
14The Winning Child Nursery DA2 6DAGood13 October 202270
15Fleet Day Nursery DA2 6JXGood16 February 202240
16Bright Horizons Wilmington Day Nursery and Preschool DA2 7EUGood2 November 202197
17Acorns Early Years Centre DA2 7UZGood27 October 202180
18Toybox Pre-School DA1 3NGGood1 October 202126
19Twinkletoes Preschool DA2 7AZGood1 October 202124
20Milestones Day Nursery DA1 5XWNeeds attention in 3 of 627 November 202565
21Little Gem's Childcare DA1 1QTUrgent improvement in 6 of 624 April 202620
22Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Bexley Park DA2 7GANot yet gradedNot yet113
23Happy Orkids at Dartford Limited DA1 5QBNot yet gradedNot yet59
24Kip McGrath Dartford DA1 1LUNot yet gradedNot yet
25The Farningham Day Nursery DA4 0BDNot yet gradedNot yet34

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

Nurseries by postcode in Dartford

Dartford is in Kent and Bexley.

Nursery fees in Dartford

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

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