19 nurseries in Chatham

Every day nursery in Chatham on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

19 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (26%)

975 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Chatham

The top of our Chatham ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Chatham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Alphabets Day Nursery ME5 9EP	Outstanding	20 October 2022	40
2	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham ME4 4AF	Outstanding	7 July 2022	79
3	Teeny Feet Day Nursery ME5 8BP	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 February 2026	30
4	Sprites Woodland Nursery Ltd ME5 7NH	Expected standard in 5 of 6	3 December 2025	20
5	Dockside Day Nursery & Pre-School ME4 3ED	Expected standard in all 6	19 February 2026	107

Day nurseries in Chatham, best rated first

All 19 day nurseries in Chatham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Alphabets Day Nursery ME5 9EP	Outstanding	20 October 2022	40
2	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chatham ME4 4AF	Outstanding	7 July 2022	79
3	Teeny Feet Day Nursery ME5 8BP	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 February 2026	30
4	Sprites Woodland Nursery Ltd ME5 7NH	Expected standard in 5 of 6	3 December 2025	20
5	Dockside Day Nursery & Pre-School ME4 3ED	Expected standard in all 6	19 February 2026	107
6	Abacus Day Care Limited ME5 7NX	Expected standard in all 6	12 February 2026	80
7	Little Teddies Walderslade ME5 9LW	Good	26 February 2025	12
8	Hedgehogs Chatham Day Nursery ME4 6PX	Good	30 July 2024	32
9	Kestrel Under Fives Playgroup ME5 8TR	Good	8 February 2024	40
10	Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club ME5 7QB	Good	5 July 2023	30
11	Owl & Bear Daycare ME5 7PQ	Good	20 June 2023	72
12	Buttercups at Little Teddies ME5 9LW	Good	7 June 2023	26
13	Lordswood under 5's playgroup ME5 8PG	Good	6 September 2022	30
14	Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd ME5 8AJ	Good	19 July 2022	46
15	Benjamin Rabbit Nursery ME4 6BA	Good	22 July 2021	84
16	Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool ME5 0AA	Needs attention in 6 of 6	26 March 2026	48
17	Cambridge Tuition Centre ME4 4RG	Not yet graded	Not yet
18	Marina Montessori Day Nursery & Pre School ME4 4LL	Not yet graded	Not yet	73
19	Play A Way Nursery & Pre-School ME4 5RD	Not yet graded	Not yet	126

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Chatham

Chatham is in Medway.

Nursery fees in Chatham

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Chatham itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£202no funded hours	£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£185no funded hours	£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£72after the free 15 hours	£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Chatham

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Chatham as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.