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21 nurseries in Tonbridge

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

21 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (5%)
1,030 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Tonbridge

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Tonbridge
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Roselands Pre-School Highamwood TN10 4BBOutstanding10 July 202450
2Delarue Crickets Pre-school TN10 3TDOutstanding4 May 202326
3Stables Daycare TN11 8NDExpected standard in all 620 February 2026106
4Oaklands Nursery TN9 2PJGood13 May 202587
5Horsmonden Kindergarten TN12 8NJGood26 February 202544

Day nurseries in Tonbridge, best rated first

All 21 day nurseries in Tonbridge
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Roselands Pre-School Highamwood TN10 4BBOutstanding10 July 202450
2Delarue Crickets Pre-school TN10 3TDOutstanding4 May 202326
3Stables Daycare TN11 8NDExpected standard in all 620 February 2026106
4Oaklands Nursery TN9 2PJGood13 May 202587
5Horsmonden Kindergarten TN12 8NJGood26 February 202544
6Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School TN12 6ABGood20 February 202558
7Little Birches in Brenchley TN12 7NXGood11 October 202428
8Happy Faces Pre School Limited TN9 2DSGood19 September 202432
9Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool TN9 2JBGood10 November 202370
10Well Place Day Nursery Ltd TN11 8BHGood25 May 202344
11Littleview Day Nursery TN9 2HEGood10 May 202325
12Barnies Day Nursery TN11 0EHGood17 May 202245
13Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge TN9 2SNGood14 March 202279
14Discoveries Montessori Nursery School TN12 6JEGood6 July 202120
15Blooming Olives Day Nursery Limited TN9 1HANot yet gradedNot yet80
16Daisy's Day Nursery TN12 0ABNot yet gradedNot yet26
17Excel Academy - Tonbridge School TN9 1JPNot yet gradedNot yet
18Fox Den Nursery TN12 9JXNot yet gradedNot yet23
19Hilden Oaks Nursery TN10 3BUNot yet gradedNot yet50
20Play 'n Grow Childcare Ltd - Angel Centre TN9 1SFNot yet gradedNot yet61
21Tinkers and Tribe of Tatlingbury Oast TN12 6RGNot yet gradedNot yet76

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

Nurseries by postcode in Tonbridge

Tonbridge is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Tonbridge

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

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