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20 nurseries in Sittingbourne

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

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

Best-rated nurseries in Sittingbourne

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Sittingbourne
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Wings Nursery Norton ME9 9JYOutstanding12 January 202345
2Woodstock House Day Nursery ME9 8EFOutstanding1 June 202281
3Chatter Tots ME10 2SLExpected standard in all 64 March 202650
4Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited ME10 1JLGood28 May 202560
5Lyndhurst Nursery ME10 1NSGood26 February 202547

Day nurseries in Sittingbourne, best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in Sittingbourne
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Wings Nursery Norton ME9 9JYOutstanding12 January 202345
2Woodstock House Day Nursery ME9 8EFOutstanding1 June 202281
3Chatter Tots ME10 2SLExpected standard in all 64 March 202650
4Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited ME10 1JLGood28 May 202560
5Lyndhurst Nursery ME10 1NSGood26 February 202547
6Wings Nursery ME10 3RGGood13 December 202448
7Ickle Pickles Nursery School ME9 8UWGood24 October 202461
8Nursery Days ME9 7AJGood21 August 2024100
9Squirrel Lodge Nursery ME10 5JLGood31 July 202430
10Chatter Tots Ltd Sittingbourne ME10 1ARGood15 July 202455
11Milstead Pre-School ME9 0RXGood22 June 202320
12Happy Days UK Ltd ME9 8REGood10 May 202380
13Rising Stars Nursery ME10 2EEGood14 March 2023
14Little Treasures Kindergarten Ltd ME10 4HEGood10 January 202340
15Shooting Box Day Nursery ME9 8AEGood20 December 202226
16Goldilocks Nursery ME10 3RUGood13 December 202269
17St Peter's Playgroup ME10 1ANGood7 December 202234
18Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sittingbourne ME10 4SUGood2 November 202277
19Stepping Stones ME10 3BHGood17 March 202228
20Tecnis Academy Sittingbourne ME10 1ANNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Sittingbourne

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

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