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Manor House Nursery School in Margate

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2025)
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3.9(7 Google reviews) ·Manor House Nursery School, Hartsdown House, Margate, CT9 5QX · Kent
Number of places
149 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Manor House Nursery, located in Margate, CT9 5QX, prides itself on providing an enriching and stimulating environment where children from 6 months to 5 years old can grow and learn. The day nursery aims to deliver educational excellence within a safe and welcoming setting, evidenced by its 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating in all areas since its establishment in 2008, a recognition it has maintained through every inspection.

The dedicated team of educators is passionate about nurturing young minds, fostering a 'can do' attitude, and encouraging children's natural curiosity to drive their learning. They offer tailored financial plans to accommodate families' needs, including flexible funding options for childcare.

Beyond the core nursery provision, Manor House also operates a holiday club at its Forest School in Quex Park, Birchington, with priority booking for enrolled nursery pupils. The day nursery emphasises the importance of a smooth settling-in process for both children and parents and provides healthy nutrition to support children’s overall growth, mood, and development.

Manor House Nursery strives to develop children's motivation, self-esteem, language, communication, social, physical, and emotional skills, preparing them with a strong foundation for future learning and well-being.

What it's like

Children of all ages are incredibly confident, settled and happy. Highly trained staff engage them in challenging activities, such as learning instruments and using real tools safely. Children exhibit impeccable behaviour, kindness, and respect for others, including during visits to an elderly care home.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingFlexible funding optionsHoliday club at Forest SchoolFocus on holistic development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 8:00am–6:00pm (additional care available from 7:30/7:45 am)

Session types

Morning session: 8:00am – 1:00pm, Afternoon session: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

Age range

6 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Manor House Nursery School

Last inspected 16 June 2025 · Kelly Hawkins

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children of all ages are incredibly confident, settled and happy. Highly trained staff engage them in challenging activities, such as learning instruments and using real tools safely. Children exhibit impeccable behaviour, kindness, and respect for others, including during visits to an elderly care home.

Inspector highlights

  • Children of all ages appear incredibly confident, settled and happy.
  • The highly trained and skilful staff are enthusiastic and motivating, resulting in incredibly engaged children.
  • Staff teach all children how to use real tools safely.
  • Children have excellent levels of kindness and empathy.
  • Children have extremely good opportunities to challenge their physical skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1The managers highlight that they would like to continue to strengthen the opportunities children have to grow their own healthy produce at their allotment.
Inspection #10388348 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All staff, including managers, support children with SEND exceptionally well. Staff attend specific training and use the knowledge they gain extremely effectively to meet the individual needs of all children. For example, they teach children to have a deep understanding of their feelings and how to self-regulate their emotions.

Outdoor space

Children have extremely good opportunities to challenge their physical skills. This is evident when they confidently negotiate complicated equipment safely, such as tree swings and climbing walls. Managers and staff use additional funding to support children with resources to enhance their love of outdoor play.

Google Reviews of Manor House Nursery School

3.9
(7 Google reviews)
David Smith
4 weeks ago

I wouldn’t give this nursery a star. We moved area and my daughter had to change nursery. It took a couple of weeks to find one as most around here hasn’t got any spaces. We finally found this one. We done everything we had to do about the funding before our daughter started and everything was ok. Our daughter would be accepted. On the second day there was a bit of paperwork that needed to be filled out, we was told it was for the nursery records. We was told that there was no problem and our daughter would start properly next week. My daughters mum dropped her off only for a couple of hours later she got a phone call asking to collect our daughter AS THEY CANT FUND OUR DAUGHTER! They failed to mention to us that they don’t do grace period. My daughter‘s mum called me up upset because now our daughter is missing out on nursery etc. This is shameful, it’s a disgrace, my daughter had two settling sessions then to be told they can’t fund her now. I am fuming! 😡

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Inspection history

Date: July 2019

  • June 2025Outstanding
  • July 2019Outstanding

Frequently asked about Manor House Nursery School

About the setting

Manor House Nursery School Limited registered in 2008 and is located in Margate, Kent. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year around. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged one, two, three and four years old. The setting employs 74 members of staff, including 48 with relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and above, 26 at level 3, two at level 4, three at level 6, and two with qualified teacher status.

URN
EY550991
Registered person
Manor House Nursery School Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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