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11 nurseries in ME7 (Gillingham, Brompton, Hempstead)

Every day nursery with a ME7 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

11 day nurseries
2 with a new report card (18%)
679 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in ME7 (Gillingham, Brompton, Hempstead), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in ME7 (Gillingham, Brompton, Hempstead)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Prima Montessori Day Nursery ME7 3JQStrong standard in 4 of 617 April 2026132
2Play A Way Activity Centre ME7 1TDExpected standard in all 623 April 202652
3Witty Kiddies Gillingham ME7 1YLGood13 May 202570
4Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hempstead ME7 3QGGood19 September 202476
52J's Pre-school ME7 1TTGood21 May 202440
6Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham Brompton ME7 5AXGood7 September 202392
7Play A Way Day Nursery ME7 4ADGood13 June 202342
8Poppins Pre-School ME7 5BUGood27 January 202352
9Tiny Tugs Medway Trust Day Nursery ME7 5NYGood15 December 202255
10Play A Way Day Care Centre ME7 5HZGood6 August 202135
11Hedgehogs Hempstead ME7 3QGNot yet gradedNot yet33

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ME7 is in Medway, covering Gillingham.

Nursery fees in ME7

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in ME7 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 ME7

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in ME7 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.