Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year.
Bronte Nursery, situated in Gravesend, prides itself on offering a rich and comprehensive early years experience for children aged 3 months and upwards. The nursery focuses on fostering an environment where play, growth, and development are paramount.
With dedicated rooms for different age groups, from babies to pre-schoolers, the curriculum is designed to cater to the evolving needs of each child, promoting learning through engaging activities. Daily life at Bronte Nursery is structured to provide both stimulating mornings and afternoons, ensuring a consistent level of quality in care and educational provision.
The nursery also places a strong emphasis on health, well-being, and safety, complemented by a thoughtful approach to food and catering. They aim to provide a nurturing and high-quality experience, supplementing standard early years education with additional enriching elements.
What it's like
Children develop strong bonds with staff who are caring and sensitive to their needs, offering comfort and support. Staff effectively use their knowledge of children's interests and abilities to create engaging learning opportunities. They work in partnership with parents and other professionals to provide relevant support for individual children.
Fees are charged as a monthly sessional rate for morning or afternoon sessions of equal length. A minimum booking of four sessions per week is required, with ad hoc sessions available subject to space. A voluntary monthly supplementary charge applies to funded hours to cover additional services.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year.
Age range
3 months+
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 23 October 2018 · Amanda Vidler
What it's like to attend
Children develop strong bonds with staff who are caring and sensitive to their needs, offering comfort and support. Staff effectively use their knowledge of children's interests and abilities to create engaging learning opportunities. They work in partnership with parents and other professionals to provide relevant support for individual children.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment on the 'happy and friendly' nursery environment.
Inclusion & environment
Staff work well in partnership with parents and other professionals. For example, they actively seek guidance from specialists, which helps them to provide relevant support for individual children and their families.
The inspector observed interactions between the staff and children, indoors and outdoors.
Really amazing experience. My little boy started in April 2025 and he has just become a confident and happy little boy. The staff are always friendly and show they care about each child so well. As a parent I felt so guilty leaving my child when he was only 9 months, but they made me feel at ease and I love that we can view the children on the cameras throughout the day. I get regular updates on his tapestry which is great to see. He loves it at nursery and we are so pleased we chose Bronte Nursery. Would highly recommend anyone to have a look at this nursery, we felt like this was the perfect nursery from our first viewing there.
Read on GoogleAmazing Nursery, as soon as I stepped into Bronte Nursery I felt so welcomed from the manager and as I was going round to each room it just felt so warm and friendly and I knew that I wanted my children to attend here, it very much had a home from home feeling, all staff were happy and so engaged with the children. I was quite anxious to be leaving my daughter at 7 months old but right from the beginning the care plan was very thorough and clear and I felt I was listened to as a parent. My daughter seemed to settle very quickly which made me feel very at ease knowing she was feeding, sleeping and generally happy. My daughter is now 18 months old and is absolutely thriving, she is very independent and her personality is really coming through, which is lovely to see. The best part of the week is seeing what she has been getting up to through tapestry which is uploaded regularly as well as every now and then checking in on the cameras that we have access to (although to be honest I don’t look as much as I could and I believe that’s because I know she is so happy and content). All staff are wonderful and every staff member in her room knows her so well which is lovely as they are able to give such thorough handovers. I can’t thank Bronte Nursery enough for all that they do, my daughter is smiling going in and smiling at the end of the day! What more could you ask for as a parent! I would highly recommend Bronte Nursery.
Read on GoogleAbsolutely amazing nursery! My child started here in September 2024 and has done nothing but grow in confidence. The practitioners are amazing, always have time to give you a full handover at the end of everyday. Communication is everything at this nursery, I always feel involved in my child’s development. Seeing the photos and videos uploaded you can see staff really do put out the best activities to support my child’s development.
Read on GoogleReview: I had a very disappointing experience with Bronte Nursery in Gravesend earlier this year. I booked a tour for my son, and after being shown around, I was told there were no spaces available until after September. I asked if I could reserve a place for September, but was told to call back in June or July. When I called again this June, I was informed that places had already been taken by others who had paid in advance. This left me confused and hurt—if others could secure places in advance, why was I denied the same opportunity? It’s hard not to feel that I was treated differently, and I strongly believe this is a form of discrimination. No parent should have to experience this kind of unfair treatment in 2025. Equality and respect should be the standard, not the exception.
Read on GoogleDisgusting this nursery, be careful, don't take your child there,I have a lots of issues from the start, first with the bottle of water, they realised after 3 months that my daughter don't drink from the bottle so they asking take mine, and she was full time on the nursery, when they present you the nursery are a lot of staff and after only two persons taking care fir more than 10 kids ,when my mother in low take her to nursery the practitioner treat her and my daughter disrespectful ,also when I drop off my daughter give the hand to the practitioner and let my daughter with the hand in the air,more than one time, ask them to put the hat when it was cold and they just ignore me more than one time,anithet day my daughter was crying, maybe she wasn't feeling good for the medicine she takes and the practitioner totally ignored her,you also can see in the video haw she is touching the knee and fallow her and the practitioner not even looked at her,want to mención that my daughter have a brain inflamacion that she have after she start nursery .When I complain for all this to the director the woman defend your self attacking me and treat me very bed ,if the director speaks with me haw she spoke I can imagine how they treat the kids out of camera. They treat you bed paying.
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Date: May 2016
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