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Childcare in Rochester (Medway)

Rochester (Medway) has 27 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 19 school nursery classes, 21 childminders and 12 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 37 of them and rated 34 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 49 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.

27places per 100 under-fives in Medway, against 32 for England
91%of the 37 inspected here are Good or better, 5 Outstanding
21 of 86are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 86Day nurseries 27Pre-schools 7School nurseries 19Childminders 21After-school clubs 12
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Recently

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 2026Closed Cliffe Acorn Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Little Larges Day Nursery After School Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Cliffe Pre-school Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Myrtle Learning Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Stagecoach Strood Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Little Thinkers at All Faiths Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened MFSE Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Cliffe Woods Pre-School Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened MFSE Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened MFSE Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Little Larges Day Nursery After School Club Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Eden Childcare Nursery and Preschool Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Rochester (Medway)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Rochester (Medway) take funded hours?

21 of the 86 settings in Rochester (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Rochester (Medway) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 5 of the 37 settings Ofsted has inspected in Rochester (Medway) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Rochester (Medway) take babies?

63 settings in Rochester (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 Rochester (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.

Nearby

Towns close to Rochester (Medway)

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Chatham63 settings · 2.7 milesRochester7 settings · 3.1 milesGillingham73 settings · 3.5 milesChatham5 settings · 4.6 milesSnodland15 settings · 5.7 milesGravesend75 settings · 6.3 miles
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