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18 nurseries in Dover

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

18 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
785 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Dover

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Dover
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Abbey Pre-school CT17 0RGOutstanding18 July 202430
2Kid Ease Swingfield House CT15 7SHOutstanding18 May 202257
3Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill CT17 0RXGood4 February 202574
4Kid Ease Dover Buckland CT16 2BJGood28 November 202458
5Sunny Corner Preschool CT16 2BTGood6 November 202438

Day nurseries in Dover, best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in Dover
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Abbey Pre-school CT17 0RGOutstanding18 July 202430
2Kid Ease Swingfield House CT15 7SHOutstanding18 May 202257
3Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill CT17 0RXGood4 February 202574
4Kid Ease Dover Buckland CT16 2BJGood28 November 202458
5Sunny Corner Preschool CT16 2BTGood6 November 202438
6Burgoyne Heights Pre-School CT15 5LYGood9 July 202430
7Next Steps Preschool CT17 9LWGood25 April 202450
8Tots R Us CT15 4ANGood16 January 202430
9Jack in a Box Nursery CT17 9HJGood12 July 202326
10Kid Ease Dover Triangles CT17 0HLGood19 June 2023102
11Choochoos Day Nursery CT17 0QDGood2 May 2023
12Kaleidascope Childcare CT16 2LHGood23 February 202336
13Kingdom Preschool CT16 2JXGood25 January 2023108
14Shepherdswell Preschool CT15 7NNGood9 December 202228
15Discovery Nursery LTD CT16 1PHGood8 December 2022
16Little Oaks Nursery Selsted CT15 7HHGood5 May 202224
17Maison Dieu Nursery CT16 1RUGood10 February 202250
18Happy Feet Nursery CT17 0DDGood19 July 202144

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

Nurseries by postcode in Dover

Dover is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Dover

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

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