Fairview Fledglings
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gillingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2008, 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
ME8 0NUWhat 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, 13 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, content and confident, and have close relationships with all staff. This helps them to feel safe, secure and reassured. Children explore their environment confidently, making choices for themselves in their play. They are encouraged to test their confidence by trying new activities. For example, toddlers climb the steps of the slide all by themselves. They manage to negotiate the top step, sit down and slide down on their own for the first time. Children's smiles and their cheers shows how proud they are of their achievements.
Children develop good independence skills. This helps to support their readiness for school. Children serve their own meals, fill up their water bottles, find their shoes and put on their coats. Young children show emerging skills to tell staff when they are tired, when they are thirsty and when they need a cuddle.
Children's language and communication is promoted very strongly throughout the nursery. Young children confidently express themselves in non-verbal forms, through gestures, expressions and simple signs. Older children use complex vocabulary to express themselves through their play and to make their needs known. Children thoroughly enjoy stories. They show emotions throughout the stories to show an understanding of the storyline.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's evaluation of the effectiveness of some daily routines and use staff's observations of how children play more effectively to promote children's learning further.
- 13 April 2022Good
- 14 December 2016Good
- 11 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fairview Fledglings
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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