Kindergarten Kids Ltd

Family run business offering high-quality childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years
Whitstable Day Nursery staff member and young girl looking surprised whilst playing with  playdough together

At Kindergarten Kids, we follow the curiosity apprach to provide a warm, engaging, and stimulating environment where children can learn, grow, and develop essential life skills.

Our nursery schools shared across 4 settings throughout Whitstable, offer high-quality childcare tailored to meet the individual needs of every child, ensuring they feel happy, safe, and supported.

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Professional Service
Years of Experience
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Our Nurseries

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Kindergarten Kids

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Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday | 07:30 – 18:30

Whitstable Day Nursery

Young girl at Whitstable Day Nursery laughing and smiling while drawing pictures in the garden

Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday | 07:30 – 18:00

Whitstable Day Nursery & Kids

Two children from Whitstable Day Nursery and Kids planting vegetables in the garden using spades

Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday | 07:30 – 18:00

Why Choose Kindergarten Kids?

Since 1997, we have been dedicated to creating a safe, caring, and stimulating environment where children can explore, play, and thrive. Our team of Early Years Professionals provides personalised care and education, ensuring that every child receives the attention and support they need.

We offer flexible wraparound childcare, including before and after‑school clubs, holiday clubs, and full‑day nursery care for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years. Open 50 weeks a year, Kindergarten Kids follows the Early Years Framework to support each child’s support learning and development.

Our modern facilities include secure indoor and outdoor play areas, a large natural garden, dedicated sleep spaces, and welcoming rooms designed to inspire curiosity. Children enjoy freshly prepared, home‑cooked meals each day, with water and milk provided for free. Our friendly, qualified staff create engaging learning experiences, where children feel confident, happy, and ready to learn.

We offer funded places for children aged from 9 months to 4 years. The types of funding support available are as follows:

  • 15 Hours (Universal): For all 3 and 4-year-olds.
  • 15 Hours (Working Parents): For children aged 9 months to 3 years.
  • 15 Hours (2-Year-Olds with Support): For 2-year-olds with specific government support (e.g., Universal Credit).
  • 30 Hours (Working Parents): For children aged 9 months to 4 years.

We also offer Tax – Free childcare. Tax-Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare.

Create your own hedgehog kids craft activity
Girl cuttinig animal shapes out of dough

🌿Funding Periods 🌼

Autumn 2025

1 September 2025 – 31 December 2025

Spring 2026

1 January 2026 – 19 April 2026

Summer 2026

20 April 2026 – 31 August 2026

Chargeable days where funding end dates are allocated will depend on each child’s hours and days.

What is the Curiosty Approach?

The Curiosity Approach® is a modern-day approach to Early Childhood. It’s a beautiful recipe book of wonderful ingredients, carefully mixed together with experience, passion, and a love of Early Childhood.

As a setting we are passionate about Early Years, inspiring our little ones to be the thinkers & doers of the future. We have embarked on an incredible new approach which inspires children through curiosity, awe and wonder. Through this approach, children learn through the use of authentic resources, recycled materials and loose parts.

We are looking to create amazing play spaces for children, where they have the opportunity to become inquisitive capable learners. The Curiosity Approach is a fascinating ethos that focuses on Curiosity, Awe, and Wonder in Early Childhood. Through the use of authentic resources, loose parts and an approach that provides wondrous learning opportunities for your incredible little learners. The Curiosity Approach is an ethos/approach which focuses on and celebrating magical moments in early years, providing passion, and the invitations to learning, which will promote Curiosity, Imagination, and Awe & Wonder for children.