Scallywags (Medway) Limited
Outstanding★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gillingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2013, with 104 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 7RJWhat 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, 7 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in the attractive, nurturing and stimulating nursery. They form extremely strong attachments with the empathetic, warm and kind staff. Children's laughter and happy voices can be heard throughout the day. Staff create a homefrom-home environment for children that is safe and joyful.
Children confidently explore and discover exciting resources and inspiring activities in the calm and relaxed rooms. They have time and space to experiment and try out new ways of doing things. For instance, young babies eagerly copy and make sounds when they bang wooden spoons together. Older children become deeply focused and fascinated when they stir and dissolve colourful sweets in water.
Toddlers relish the sensation of sticky 'gloop', that is scented with lemon, on their hands.
- 7 June 2022Outstanding
- 1 December 2016Outstanding
- 7 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scallywags (Medway) Limited
- 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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