What Ofsted grade does Seashells Nursery have?

Seashells Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Seashells Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Seashells Nursery for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheerness has 43.

How much does Seashells Nursery cost?

Seashells Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Seashells Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Seashells Nursery how it offers them.

When was Seashells Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Seashells Nursery on 20 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Seashells Nursery?

Nearby in ME12: Minster Playgroup, Daisychains Nursery, Warden Bay Playgroup.

Seashells Nursery

Day nursery in Sheerness, ME12. Part of the Kent council area.

Sheerness Children & Families Centre, Seashells, Rose Street, Sheerness, ME12 1AW

80 places

2005 registered with Ofsted

1 of 7 in our Sheerness ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 20 February 2026

Ofsted report card for Seashells Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Seashells Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Seashells Nursery against Sheerness

	Seashells Nursery	Sheerness average
Places	80	43
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 5 of 6	86% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Seashells Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Seashells Nursery have?: Seashells Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Seashells Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Seashells Nursery for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheerness has 43.
How much does Seashells Nursery cost?: Seashells Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Seashells Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Seashells Nursery how it offers them.
When was Seashells Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Seashells Nursery on 20 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Seashells Nursery?: Nearby in ME12: Minster Playgroup, Daisychains Nursery, Warden Bay Playgroup.

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.