Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chatham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 1989, with 46 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer "Stretched" 15 and 30 hours funding for eligible 3 and 4 year olds and 15 hours funding for eligible 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. We also offer "Term Time" only funded sessions for all eligible 3 and 4 year olds (for 15 or 30 hours).
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
ME5 8AJWhat 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, 19 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to start their day at nursery. Parents and children are greeted by a member of the management team and children happily go to their designated rooms with staff. These drop-off and collection routines remain in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and parents are happy with the arrangements.
Children have good attitudes towards learning and are curious and interested to explore. Staff plan an extensive range of activities for children to take part in, particularly in the large garden. For example, children role play with their favourite characters in the doll's house, share stories with staff and build in the construction area. Children really enjoy the opportunity to splash in the paddling pool to help keep themselves cool on warmer days. Staff communicate and deploy themselves well across the garden to provide good support for children.
Children play well together and have good behaviour. Staff are positive role models and promote good manners and turn taking. Children listen and respond very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the support for children to learn more about what helps them to keep their bodies healthy n support staff to further build on children's learning experiences and interactions during mealtimes.
- 19 July 2022Good
- 6 January 2017Good
- 7 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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