Childcare in Strood
Strood has 1 day nursery. Ofsted has inspected 1 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 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.
What people ask about childcare in Strood
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Strood take babies?
1 settings in Strood 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 Strood?
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 Strood
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.