25 nurseries in Gillingham

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

25 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (12%)

1,398 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Gillingham

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Gillingham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Parkwood Christian Fellowship Preschool ME8 9PN	Outstanding	4 November 2024	43
2	Scallywags (Medway) Limited ME8 7RJ	Outstanding	7 June 2022	104
3	Prima Montessori Day Nursery ME7 3JQ	Strong standard in 4 of 6	17 April 2026	132
4	Play A Way Activity Centre ME7 1TD	Expected standard in all 6	23 April 2026	52
5	Little Gems (Dorset) Limited SP8 4LT	Expected standard in all 6	21 November 2025	40

Day nurseries in Gillingham, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Gillingham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Parkwood Christian Fellowship Preschool ME8 9PN	Outstanding	4 November 2024	43
2	Scallywags (Medway) Limited ME8 7RJ	Outstanding	7 June 2022	104
3	Prima Montessori Day Nursery ME7 3JQ	Strong standard in 4 of 6	17 April 2026	132
4	Play A Way Activity Centre ME7 1TD	Expected standard in all 6	23 April 2026	52
5	Little Gems (Dorset) Limited SP8 4LT	Expected standard in all 6	21 November 2025	40
6	Witty Kiddies Gillingham ME7 1YL	Good	13 May 2025	70
7	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham ME8 6AD	Good	18 February 2025	112
8	Stower Vale Pre-School SP8 5LX	Good	24 October 2024	21
9	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead ME7 3QG	Good	19 September 2024	76
10	2J's Pre-school ME7 1TT	Good	21 May 2024	40
11	Parkwood 'Poppets' Playgroup ME8 9PN	Good	8 December 2023	25
12	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton ME7 5AX	Good	7 September 2023	92
13	Tops Gillingham SP8 4FA	Good	3 July 2023	92
14	Play A Way Day Nursery ME7 4AD	Good	13 June 2023	42
15	Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club ME8 7DX	Good	25 April 2023	50
16	1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd ME8 6BY	Good	3 March 2023	24
17	Poppins Pre-School ME7 5BU	Good	27 January 2023	52
18	Tiny Tugs Medway Trust Day Nursery ME7 5NY	Good	15 December 2022	55
19	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Rainham ME8 8EB	Good	28 September 2022	81
20	Fairview Fledglings ME8 0NU	Good	13 April 2022	30
21	Rainbow Pre-School and Out of School Club ME8 8JR	Good	27 January 2022	30
22	Play A Way Day Care Centre ME7 5HZ	Good	6 August 2021	35
23	The Gillingham Nursery ME8 0RR	Good	5 August 2021	67
24	Conexus Tuition Broadway Class ME8 6BA	Not yet graded	Not yet
25	Hedgehogs Hempstead ME7 3QG	Not yet graded	Not yet	33

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

Nurseries by postcode in Gillingham

Gillingham is in Medway and Dorset.

Nursery fees in Gillingham

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Gillingham 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 Gillingham

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Gillingham 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.