Tiny Tugs Medway Trust Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gillingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2004, with 55 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
ME7 5NYWhat 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.
- 18 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming to this warm and friendly nursery. They enjoy interactions with caring staff, who provide activities that are planned around children's interests. Children actively engage in activities of their own choosing and confidently lead their own play. They enjoy playing outdoors. Staff ensure that they provide free-flow access to all, to help ensure that children who learn best from being outdoors can do so. Children benefit from purposeful teaching across the areas of learning. Children are learning about the wider world. For example, they share their diverse backgrounds with each other. Parents are involved with helping to provide foods and cultural information from the countries that they derive from.
Children compare what is similar and different among their peers and celebrate what makes them unique.
There are high expectations for every child. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, are supported to feel settled and secure. Staff take time to ensure that they get to know their children well from the start. Children behave well and respond positively to the expectations of staff. Staff are good role models, who talk to children in a calm and respectful manner, gently reminding them of the need to share and take turns. Children have a positive attitude to learning. Staff show good respect for children's work and give meaningful praise for their efforts.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children's communication and language further by giving younger children more time to gather their thoughts and answer questions n improve information sharing arrangements with parents, to ensure that parents are more regularly informed of their child's ongoing progress.
- 15 December 2022Good
- 30 June 2022Inadequate
- 12 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiny Tugs Medway Trust Day Nursery
- 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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