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19 nurseries in Folkestone

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

19 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (5%)
932 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Folkestone

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Folkestone
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Kid Ease Hawkinge CT18 7RHOutstanding20 April 2023104
2Casper Nursery CT18 7HBOutstanding29 March 202328
3Little Oaks Capel CT18 7EYExpected standard in all 610 December 202550
4The Nursery at Folkestone College CT20 2TZGood25 September 202544
5Goldilocks Nursery CT20 1EUGood12 August 202550

Day nurseries in Folkestone, best rated first

All 19 day nurseries in Folkestone
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Kid Ease Hawkinge CT18 7RHOutstanding20 April 2023104
2Casper Nursery CT18 7HBOutstanding29 March 202328
3Little Oaks Capel CT18 7EYExpected standard in all 610 December 202550
4The Nursery at Folkestone College CT20 2TZGood25 September 202544
5Goldilocks Nursery CT20 1EUGood12 August 202550
6First Learners' Nursery CT19 4DEGood16 July 202520
7Playbox Day Nursery CT19 4NEGood4 June 202540
8Christchurch Nursery CT20 1ERGood24 April 202536
9Little Oaks Pre School CT19 5BYGood14 January 202540
10Kiddiwinx Ltd CT20 1DJGood27 November 202450
11Jumping Jacks Pre School CT20 3HLGood8 March 202449
12Greenfields Nursery CT20 3QUGood29 June 202340
13Radnor Park Kindergarten CT20 2JAGood10 May 202396
14Little Stars Nursery CT19 4AHGood14 February 202375
15Castle Hill Village Nursery CT19 6EQGood10 November 202279
16Little Oaks Kindergarten CT18 7BPGood24 February 202240
17Little Oaks Sandgate CT20 3QUGood26 January 202236
18In The Sticks Childcare CT18 8DLNot yet gradedNot yet19
19Lyminge Preschool CIO CT18 8EWNot yet gradedNot yet36

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

Nurseries by postcode in Folkestone

Folkestone is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Folkestone

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

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