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31 nurseries in Tunbridge Wells

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

31 day nurseries
6 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (13%)
1,542 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Tunbridge Wells

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Tunbridge Wells
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Pembury School House Nursery TN2 4EBOutstanding10 July 202522
2The Rocking Horse Montessori Kindergarten TN1 2NJOutstanding29 April 202530
3Little Birches Nursery and Preschool TN3 0JJOutstanding3 February 202536
4N Tunbridge Wells TN1 1EDOutstanding24 April 2024124
5Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School TN2 5JHOutstanding7 March 202382

Day nurseries in Tunbridge Wells, best rated first

All 31 day nurseries in Tunbridge Wells
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Pembury School House Nursery TN2 4EBOutstanding10 July 202522
2The Rocking Horse Montessori Kindergarten TN1 2NJOutstanding29 April 202530
3Little Birches Nursery and Preschool TN3 0JJOutstanding3 February 202536
4N Tunbridge Wells TN1 1EDOutstanding24 April 2024124
5Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School TN2 5JHOutstanding7 March 202382
6The Little Learning Tree Preschool – Bayhall Road TN2 4UTOutstanding8 July 202124
7Little Rascals Nursery TN1 1NUStrong standard in 5 of 62 March 202679
8Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Tunbridge Wells TN4 0PLExpected standard in 4 of 621 January 202630
9Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PHExpected standard in all 614 April 202692
10Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre TN2 3UAGood24 July 202540
11N Family Club Tunbridge Wells - St John's TN4 9PAGood9 June 202579
12Fidgets Pre-School and Nursery TN3 8LAGood17 February 202561
13St George's Community Children's Project Ltd TN4 9LPGood20 November 2024118
14Busy Bees Day Nursery at Tunbridge Wells TN4 9HUGood24 October 202490
15Banana Moon Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells TN1 2DUGood29 July 202464
16Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool TN4 0RUGood20 March 202466
17Pennington Park Pre School TN4 0SJGood23 January 202430
18Sarahs Little Stars TN2 3UAGood30 August 2023
19Rainbow Nursery TN4 9TXGood12 May 202330
20Holden Park Pre-School TN4 0EHGood9 May 202327
21Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Tunbridge Wells TN2 3UWGood17 February 202322
22Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery TN4 0RDGood15 February 202340
23Rainbow Nursery TN2 5LXGood21 September 202250
24Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells TN4 9NTGood29 March 202294
25Little Rascals Pre-Prep TN1 1PEGood4 August 202164
26Stepping Stones Nursery Pembury Ltd TN2 4DZNeeds attention in 2 of 62 December 202520
27Little Pips Pre-School at The Camden Centre CIO TN1 2SWNot yet gradedNot yet56
28The Education Space Tunbridge Wells LP TN1 2EYNot yet gradedNot yet
29The Little Learning Tree Preschool - St Johns TN4 9TTNot yet gradedNot yet52
30The Right Tuition Company Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PXNot yet gradedNot yet
31V.I.M Clubs TN3 9SFNot yet gradedNot yet20

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

Nurseries by postcode in Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells is in Kent and East Sussex.

Nursery fees in Tunbridge Wells

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells

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