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Nurseries in Chatham

There are 29 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Chatham, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Chatham

  • Ofsted report cards: 9 settings (17 Strong standard, 31 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 16 settings (2 Outstanding, 14 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abacus Day Care Limited - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 7NX, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Alphabets Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 9EP, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 20 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Benjamin Rabbit Nursery - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 6BA, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 0AA, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 March 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Boundary Road Pre-School - Pre-school, Chatham ME4 6UW, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Buttercups at Little Teddies - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 9LW, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cambridge Tuition Centre - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 4RG
  • Catkins Preschool - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 9HP, ages 2 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Conexus Tuition Chatham Class - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 7PX
  • Crestway Preschool - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 0BL, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 February 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Dockside Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 3ED, ages 0 to 4, 107 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Excel Academy - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 9LL
  • Hedgehogs Chatham Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 6PX, ages 0 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 30 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 8AJ, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • ID PE & Sport's Maundene Holiday Course Centre - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 7QB
  • Kestrel Under Fives Playgroup - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 8TR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 0QS, ages 2 to 2, 16 places
    Ofsted, 26 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Teddies Walderslade - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 9LW, ages 0 to 2, 12 places
    Ofsted, 26 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lordswood under 5's playgroup - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 8PG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marina Montessori Day Nursery & Pre School - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 4LL, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Owl & Bear Daycare - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 7PQ, ages 0 to 5, 72 places
    Ofsted, 20 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play A Way Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Chatham ME4 5RD, ages 1 to 6, 126 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sprites Woodland Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 7NH, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 December 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Stephens Playgroup - Pre-school, Chatham ME4 6JE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 12 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Williams Pre-School - Pre-school, Chatham ME5 9LR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 7QB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teeny Feet Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chatham ME5 8BP, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 February 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • White Road Preschool - Pre-school, Chatham ME4 5UN, ages 0 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Junior Adventures Group @ Maundene ME5 - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME5 7QB, 30 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Tunbury ME5 - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME5 9HY, 30 places
  • Lordswood Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME5 8YE, 100 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME4 5QD, 20 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME4 6QX, 40 places
  • NexGen Sports - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME4 6RH, 20 places
  • Stay & Play @ New Horizons - Out-of-school club, Chatham ME4 6NR, 100 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Chatham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.