Cherubs Montessori Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Rochester for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. £75.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 75 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £75.007:00am- 7:00pm | £46.00Morning AM (7am- 1pm) or Afternoon PM (1pm- 7pm), 6 hrs | £10.00additional hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £4.00 a session PM Session (1:00pm-6:50pm)Government Funded children, includes Teatime Meal with Pudding
- £6.00 a session Short Day Session (9:00am-4:00pm)Government Funded children, includes Lunchtime Meal with Pudding
- £6.00 a session AM Session (7:00am-1:00pm)Government Funded children, includes Lunchtime Meal with Pudding
- £10.00 a session Full Day Session (7:00am-6:50pm)Government Funded children, includes Lunchtime Meal with Pudding and Teatime Meal with
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Funded sessions are not ‘free’ but are funded by the government. They are sessions which some working families may be eligible for. Please go onto the government website to see if you are eligible to receive the funding. •15 Hours Government Funding: We are open 51 weeks or the year, the 15 hours per week funding is spread over the whole year. Reducing the allowance down to 11 hours per week. •30 Hours Government Funding: We are open 51 weeks of the year, the 30 hours per week funding is spread.
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
ME2 3PPWhat 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, 11 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages are confident and happy during their time in the inviting nursery. Staff have a secure knowledge of the curriculum and how they implement this successfully. They plan challenging and motivating activities for children and have high expectations of their abilities. For example, children learn about the concept of decimal points during a mathematical activity. Children are keen to join in with the interesting activities that staff carefully plan for them. For instance, children learn about colour and what happens when they mix substances. They are excited to make different coloured lava from their erupting volcano. Babies enjoy washing farm animals and learn new sounds as they go on to listen to, and join in with, animal songs.
Staff are positive role models. All children behave well and are polite. They show kindness and empathy. For example, they demonstrate an understanding of other children's different personalities and needs and are caring towards each other.
Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they talk about healthy food choices. They are excited to grow their own healthy produce, such as runner beans. Children of all ages develop good physical skills and learn to move in different ways. For example, they confidently and safely use ageappropriate climbing and balancing equipment, including rope ladders.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide guidance for staff so they can organise the changes in routine to ensure that all children remain fully engaged throughout n provide staff with all the information they need to have a clearer knowledge about whether their key children attend another setting and establish effective partnerships with the staff there.
- 11 March 2024Good
- 14 May 2018Good
- 28 November 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherubs Montessori Day Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £75.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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