Childcare in Gillingham (Medway)
Gillingham (Medway) has 22 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 16 school nursery classes, 22 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 39 of them and rated 38 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 34 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Medway there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Medway, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 48 school nursery classes across Medway, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
52 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Hedgehogs Hempstead Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hedgehogs Hempstead Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ladybirds at St Barnabas Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Salvation Army Preschool Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed JAKS Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Conexus Tuition Gillingham Class Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Happi Feet Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Conexus Tuition Broadway Class Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened MFSE Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened ID PE & Sport's Fairview Holiday Course Centre Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Gillingham (Medway)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Gillingham (Medway) take funded hours?
25 of the 73 settings in Gillingham (Medway) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Gillingham (Medway) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 39 settings Ofsted has inspected in Gillingham (Medway) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Gillingham (Medway) take babies?
52 settings in Gillingham (Medway) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Gillingham (Medway)?
Medway has 27 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Gillingham (Medway)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.