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Nurseries in Gravesend

There are 29 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Gravesend, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Gravesend

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (9 Strong standard, 19 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 21 settings (2 Outstanding, 19 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Almond Bud Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 1BA, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Beginnings - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 2JJ, ages 0 to 7, 110 places
    Ofsted, 6 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bronte Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA11 0HU, 70 places
    Ofsted, 23 October 2018: Good overall
  • Busy as Bees Nursery and Preschool - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 9PT, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 March 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gravesend - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 5BW, ages 0 to 4, 132 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 April 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Meopham - Day nursery, Gravesend DA13 0AH, ages 1 to 4, 104 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Christ Church Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 1NR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Cobham Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 3BZ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Culverstone Green Nursery - Pre-school, Gravesend DA13 0RF, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddiecare Kindergarten - Pre-school, Gravesend DA13 9HG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Inc Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 2HU, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 15 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Kindergarten Riverside - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 2JY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 5 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Kindergarten The Hive - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 9DE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Learners - Pre-school, Gravesend DA13 0TD, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Mind Nursery LTD - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 5EG, ages 2 to 4, 14 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Our Ladys Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 9QZ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Owl Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 7JF, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Paro Tuition - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 1AX
  • Play Pavilion Pre School - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 2TL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 July 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Scallywags Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 8AJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 27 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snowden Hill Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA11 9AE, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Gravesend - Pre-school, Gravesend DA11 7HP
  • St Aidans Nursery - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 4JL, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Aidans Nursery School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 4NG, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Grove Daycare Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 1DP, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Gravesend DA12 1JQ, ages 1 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twinkles Preschool - Pre-school, Gravesend DA12 5NQ, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Windmill Nursery School - Day nursery, Gravesend DA11 0EH, ages 0 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 16 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Young Risers Pre-School - Pre-school, Gravesend DA13 9HG, 40 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Ddivine training at Copperfield Academy - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA11 0RB, 20 places
  • Hibiscus Childcare Ltd - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA13 9NR, 22 places
  • Kumon Gravesend Northfleet Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA11 8AD
  • Kumon Gravesend Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA12 2ND
  • Meopham After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA11 7JF, 35 places
  • Meopham Leisure Centre Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA13 0AH
  • Premier Education WAC - St John's Catholic Primary School - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA12 2SY, 32 places
  • Progressive Sports @ Holy Trinity - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA12 1LU, 20 places
  • Progressive Sports @ Shorne - Out-of-school club, Gravesend DA12 3DU, 20 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 Gravesend

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