Boundary Road Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Chatham for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1997, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Medway
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Medway from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ME4 6UWWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 5 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages and abilities are settled and happy during their time in the welcoming pre-school. Staff have high expectations for all children's abilities, and children have positive attitudes towards their learning. Staff implement a challenging curriculum that successfully helps to motivate children to learn. For example, all children are excited to learn about how things grow. Staff encourage children to learn about how to plant and grow produce, such as radish and spring onion. Children enjoy bringing their imaginations alive. For instance, they happily explore chopsticks and Chinese lanterns in their 'Chinese restaurant'.
Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they talk about the importance of good oral hygiene and the benefits of making healthy food choices. Children help to make butter and jam, and they talk about the home-made produce having less sugar. Children develop good physical skills. For example, they learn about the different ways their bodies move as they safely climb and balance.
All children are confident to share their ideas and communicate their feelings. They have meaningful conversations with staff and answer thought-provoking questions with confidence. Staff teach children different ways to communicate, such as using sign language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide staff with guidance to know how to support children to fully understand why they are being asked to stop certain actions n support staff to be more vigilant in recognising when children would benefit from adult interaction to engage them more fully during changes in the routine.
- 5 February 2024Good
- 18 April 2018Good
- 14 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Boundary Road Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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