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13 nurseries in Herne Bay

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

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

Best-rated nurseries in Herne Bay

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Herne Bay
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School CT6 7TAOutstanding25 April 202532
2Club 4 Kids Childcare CT6 8NBOutstanding18 March 202555
3Dan Dans Ltd CT6 7BHOutstanding18 June 202439
4Little Explorers Day Care Kent (HB) Limited CT6 6PNGood14 August 202522
5Sunshine Club CT6 5BQGood15 January 202536

Day nurseries in Herne Bay, best rated first

All 13 day nurseries in Herne Bay
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School CT6 7TAOutstanding25 April 202532
2Club 4 Kids Childcare CT6 8NBOutstanding18 March 202555
3Dan Dans Ltd CT6 7BHOutstanding18 June 202439
4Little Explorers Day Care Kent (HB) Limited CT6 6PNGood14 August 202522
5Sunshine Club CT6 5BQGood15 January 202536
6Kiddies Corner Day Care CT6 5SJGood2 March 202335
7Cobnuts Woodland Nursery And Forest School CT6 7LQGood10 February 202340
8Jo Jo's Day Care Nursery Ltd. CT6 8QZGood27 January 202346
9Avenue Nursery and Forest School CT6 7GJGood30 November 202214
10Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited CT6 5RGGood23 June 202240
11Goldfinch Nursery CT6 7ADGood12 April 202257
12Townsend Montessori @ Herne Bay CT6 8LXGood11 November 2021
13Beltinge and Reculver Day Nursery CT6 6TANot yet gradedNot yet42

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

Nurseries by postcode in Herne Bay

Herne Bay is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Herne Bay

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Herne Bay 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 Herne Bay

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