Childcare in Gravesend
Gravesend has 12 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 22 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 43 of them and rated 42 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 32 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kent there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kent, 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 138 school nursery classes across Kent, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
75 settings, best rated first. 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 Kumon Gravesend Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier - St Joseph's Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier - St Johns Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education WAC - St John's Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Meopham Leisure Centre Playscheme Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Young Risers Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Hibiscus Childcare Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Premier - Cobham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Young Risers Preschool Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Gravesend
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Gravesend take funded hours?
25 of the 75 settings in Gravesend 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Gravesend rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 43 settings Ofsted has inspected in Gravesend hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Gravesend take babies?
55 settings in Gravesend 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 Gravesend?
Kent has 33 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 Gravesend
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.