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Nurseries in Rochester

There are 36 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Rochester, and 12 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Rochester

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (3 Strong standard, 20 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 22 settings (3 Outstanding, 19 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 2J's Pre-School - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 2LH, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • ABC Pre-School Group - Pre-school, Rochester ME1 3AT, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 18 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Burham Pre-School - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 3RJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Castle View Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 3PP, 70 places
    Ofsted, 26 April 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherubs Montessori Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 3PP, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 11 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • City Way Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 2AB, ages 0 to 8, 78 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cliffe Pre-school - Pre-school, Rochester ME3 7PU, 29 places
  • Cliffe Woods Pre-School - Pre-school, Rochester ME3 8UJ, 76 places
  • Eden Childcare Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 2HG, 27 places
  • Growing Minds Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 9PG, 30 places
  • Hedgehogs Hoo Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 9BE, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 23 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 1DX, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 20 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Higham Village Pre-School - Pre-school, Rochester ME3 7JL, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jack and Jill Playgroup - Pre-school, Rochester ME2 3HN, ages 2 to 5, 45 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 2UR, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
    Ofsted, 12 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acres Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 8GY, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Explorers - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 3EJ, ages 1 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Lights Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 1BT, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Thinkers at All Faiths - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 4UF, 19 places
  • Mini Treasures Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 3JS, 36 places
  • Myrtle Learning - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 2FA
  • Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Medway - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 2SS, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 26 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Phoenix Day Nurseries UK Limited - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 8JQ, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 10 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Phoenix Education Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 4DZ, ages 1 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rochester Preschool - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 3DG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 April 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • SENter Light Childcare - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 3EJ, 18 places
  • Smilers - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 8LE, ages 0 to 11, 52 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smilers Ltd - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 4JY, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 29 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Strood - Pre-school, Rochester ME3 9HH
  • St Luke's Pre-School (Rochester) - Pre-school, Rochester ME1 2BQ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Mary's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 4DG, ages 1 to 7, 40 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Nicholas Playgroup - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 4TR, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 7 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Hundred of Hoo Nursery & Kids Club Ltd - Day nursery, Rochester ME3 9HH, ages 0 to 4, 99 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nest Nursery - Day nursery, Rochester ME1 2QA, 38 places
  • Top of the Hill Pre-school Ltd - Pre-school, Rochester ME1 2NB, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 January 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Witty Kiddies Strood - Day nursery, Rochester ME2 3BA, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 23 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Beresford Pre-School - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 2QX, 26 places
  • Camp Beaumont - King's Rochester - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 1UB, 148 places
  • Hakuna Matata After School Club - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME3 8TF, 20 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME2 4UF, 20 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME2 4QN, 30 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 2UR, 20 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 1YF, 15 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 3LF, 20 places
  • MFSE - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 1US, 20 places
  • NexGen Sports - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 2QA, 20 places
  • Roffa Limited, King's Rochester Sports Centre - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 3QJ
  • RTC Rochester - Out-of-school club, Rochester ME1 1XZ

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 Rochester

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