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13 nurseries in ME2 (Strood, Halling, Cuxton)

Every day nursery with a ME2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

13 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
597 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in ME2 (Strood, Halling, Cuxton), best rated first

All 13 day nurseries in ME2 (Strood, Halling, Cuxton)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Medway ME2 2SSOutstanding26 April 202425
2Castle View Day Nursery Ltd ME2 3PPOutstanding26 April 202270
3Smilers Ltd ME2 4JYGood29 October 202470
4St Nicholas Playgroup ME2 4TRGood7 October 202435
5St Mary's Day Nursery ME2 4DGGood30 May 202440
6Cherubs Montessori Day Nursery ME2 3PPGood11 March 202475
72J's Pre-School ME2 2LHGood8 February 202460
8Rainbows Day Nursery ME2 4JAGood29 January 202430
9Witty Kiddies Strood ME2 3BAGood23 March 202355
10Phoenix Education Day Nursery ME2 4DZGood10 January 202373
11Eden Childcare Nursery and Preschool ME2 2HGNot yet gradedNot yet27
12Little Thinkers at All Faiths ME2 4UFNot yet gradedNot yet19
13SENter Light Childcare ME2 3EJNot yet gradedNot yet18

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

ME2 is in Medway, covering Rochester.

Nursery fees in ME2

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in ME2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 ME2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in ME2 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.