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Nurseries in Gillingham

There are 32 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Gillingham, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Gillingham

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (4 Strong standard, 26 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 24 settings (3 Outstanding, 21 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 6BY, ages 0 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 2J's Pre-school - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 1TT, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 21 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 6AD, ages 0 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 5AX, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 7 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 3QG, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Rainham - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 8EB, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Conexus Tuition Broadway Class - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 6BA
  • Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery - Pre-school, Gillingham SP8 4AZ, ages 0 to 8, 31 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fairview Fledglings - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 0NU, ages 0 to 7, 30 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happi Feet Nursery - Pre-school, Gillingham ME7 5TJ, 31 places
  • Hedgehogs Hempstead - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 3QG, 33 places
  • Hempstead Pavilion Playgroup - Pre-school, Gillingham ME7 3RH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddiwinks Pre-school - Pre-school, Gillingham ME7 2LU, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • K.W. Nursery Ltd. (King William Nursery) - Pre-school, Gillingham ME7 1PD, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Gems (Dorset) Limited - Day nursery, Gillingham SP8 4LT, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Parkwood Christian Fellowship Preschool - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 9PN, ages 2 to 4, 43 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Parkwood 'Poppets' Playgroup - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 9PN, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 8 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Parkwood Pre-School - Pre-school, Gillingham ME8 9LP, ages 2 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 9 October 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play A Way Activity Centre - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 1TD, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Play A Way Day Care Centre - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 5HZ, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Play A Way Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 4AD, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poppins Pre-School - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 5BU, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 27 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Prima Montessori Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 3JQ, ages 0 to 4, 132 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 April 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Rainbow Pre-School and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 8JR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 27 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scallywags (Medway) Limited - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 7RJ, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Mark's Preschool - Pre-school, Gillingham ME7 5JA, ages 2 to 3, 34 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stower Vale Pre-School - Day nursery, Gillingham SP8 5LX, ages 2 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 7DX, ages 2 to 11, 50 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Gillingham Nursery - Day nursery, Gillingham ME8 0RR, ages 0 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tiny Tugs Medway Trust Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 5NY, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 15 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tops Gillingham - Day nursery, Gillingham SP8 4FA, ages 0 to 7, 92 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Witty Kiddies Gillingham - Day nursery, Gillingham ME7 1YL, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 13 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Bredhurst After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME7 3JY, 30 places
  • Conexus Tuition Gillingham Class - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME7 4PU
  • First Class Learning Gillingham South Ltd - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME8 7SG
  • ID PE & Sport's Fairview Holiday Course Centre - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME8 0NU
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME7 4HG, 30 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME8 8ET, 30 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME8 6JH, 20 places
  • Parklands Resource Centre Childcare - Out-of-school club, Gillingham ME7 4BY
  • PH ActiveEd - St George's School (Bourton) - Out-of-school club, Gillingham SP8 5BN

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 Gillingham

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