Food
Fees include drinks, snacks and all lunches provided by outsourced caterers, Zebedees. Breakfast, light tea, and hot lunch available for additional costs.
Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Kent
About this day nursery
Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery, located in Snodland, offers childcare services for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery operates 50 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, requiring a minimum booking of two sessions spread over the week.
They provide a nurturing environment focused on high-quality care and education, aiming to ensure children feel safe, secure, and happy. Fees are calculated on a 50-week basis, paid monthly in advance, and include drinks, snacks, and lunches provided by Zebedees caterers.
The nursery supports various government funding schemes, including those for 9-month-old working parents, disadvantaged two-year-olds, universal 15 hours for three and four-year-olds, and extended 30 hours for working parents of three and four-year-olds. Parents are responsible for re-validating their eligibility codes for working parent funding.
Little Sprouts emphasises flexibility with funding, offering both term-time and stretched, all-year options to accommodate family needs. Additional services such as breakfast sessions, extended hours, and various meal options are also available for an extra charge.
The nursery is committed to transparency regarding its policies, including those for closures on bank holidays and training days, and its deposit scheme, which is refundable upon departure, provided all invoices are settled. Children receiving funding are asked to provide their own nappies and wipes.
The nursery encourages interested parents to contact them directly for more information regarding eligibility and specific childcare needs, ensuring a smooth and supportive admissions process.
Our ethos
As a registered provider of Nursery Education, here at Little Sprouts we strive to provide the highest quality of care and education for all of our children, ensuring they are safe, secure and happy within our environment.
What it's like
All children are settled, confident and very happy during their time at the inviting nursery. All staff have a good understanding of how to support all children to learn through an interesting curriculum. Younger children learn to make marks and develop early writing skills in interesting ways, such as using foam and paintbrushes on wall mirrors to explore patterns.
Catered mealsGovernment funding acceptedFlexible session options
Pricing & funding
Fees are structured around full-week bookings, daily rates, or morning and afternoon half-day sessions. Additional charges apply for early breakfast sessions, extra hours, meals, and snacks. A one-off admin fee and deposit are also required.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- A 50% deposit is required to secure a place.
- Late collection or early drop-off incurs a per-minute, per-child penalty.
- Admin fee is charged as a one-off payment.
- Meals and daily snacks are charged as separate additional costs.
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.00pm, 50 weeks per year
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery
Last inspected 4 February 2025 · Kelly Hawkins
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
All children are settled, confident and very happy during their time at the inviting nursery. All staff have a good understanding of how to support all children to learn through an interesting curriculum. Younger children learn to make marks and develop early writing skills in interesting ways, such as using foam and paintbrushes on wall mirrors to explore patterns.
Inspector highlights
- Managers and staff successfully establish positive relationships with all children.
- Staff support children with SEND very well through training, liaison with outside agencies, and consistent strategies.
- All staff support children to develop confident communication skills, using signing, spoken words, and pictures.
- Staff ensure the nursery is safe, clean and hygienic, and children learn about healthy eating.
- All staff closely monitor the quality of care and experiences, evaluate together, and reflect on what went well.
Areas to develop
- 1build on staff's confidence to be able to identify promptly when children require additional support and encouragement to join in with their learning experiences
- 2support staff to provide children with consistent opportunities to fully understand the importance of following good health and hygiene routines.
Inspection #10368539 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have a positive attitude towards their learning and make good progress. Staff support children with SEND very well. They attend training and are knowledgeable about how to support individual children. Staff liaise closely with outside agencies and professionals, and they implement helpful and consistent strategies. This includes using visual prompts and introducing new resources to help children engage in activities and follow routines. The managers and staff use additional funding to support the individual needs of children effectively, purchasing a wide range of sensory resources.
Outdoor space
When in the garden, children excitedly act out a story about a bear hunt. Staff teach children of all ages a wide range of physical skills, demonstrated when they confidently and safely negotiate challenging equipment such as climbing walls and tyre swings.
Parent Reviews of Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery
5.0
(3)
Le-Anne Coleman
3 years ago
My son has been attending Little Sprouts for almost a year. Returning to work full time when he was 8 months old was a daunting experience and naturally I worried that he wouldn't be happy. I had no need to worry as the team of ladies there are so nurturing, caring and kind. My son is thriving there and loves his time there, particularly the messy play and garden. I can go to work knowing that he is happy and safe.
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Carl Ward
2 years ago
My daughter is just about to finish nursery (3 days left, 19 months of attending) and I have to say she has loved every single second of it. The staff have been absolutely brilliant with her and she has grown, learned and developed beautifully at Little Sprouts. I’m absolutely thrilled to say I’ll be sending my son here in September too. I know he’ll be in safe hands.
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Dilyana Dragoeva
6 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: March 2019
- February 2025Good
- March 2019Good
Frequently asked about Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery
About the setting
Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery registered in 2019. It is located in Snodland, East Sussex. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, all year around. It provides funded early education for children aged one, two, three and four years old. The setting employs 10 members of staff, seven of whom hold a relevant early years qualification at level 3 and above. This includes one member of staff who has a relevant early years qualification at level 5.
- URN
- EY561766
- Registered person
- Little Sprouts Day Care Nursery Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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