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28 nurseries in Rochester

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

28 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (7%)
1,385 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Rochester

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Rochester
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1City Way Day Nursery ME1 2ABOutstanding14 January 202578
2Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Medway ME2 2SSOutstanding26 April 202425
3Castle View Day Nursery Ltd ME2 3PPOutstanding26 April 202270
4Rochester Preschool ME1 3DGExpected standard in 5 of 623 April 202640
5Little Explorers ME1 3EJExpected standard in 5 of 619 November 202558

Day nurseries in Rochester, best rated first

All 28 day nurseries in Rochester
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1City Way Day Nursery ME1 2ABOutstanding14 January 202578
2Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Medway ME2 2SSOutstanding26 April 202425
3Castle View Day Nursery Ltd ME2 3PPOutstanding26 April 202270
4Rochester Preschool ME1 3DGExpected standard in 5 of 623 April 202640
5Little Explorers ME1 3EJExpected standard in 5 of 619 November 202558
6Smilers ME3 8LEGood30 June 202552
7The Hundred of Hoo Nursery & Kids Club Ltd ME3 9HHGood12 March 202599
8Phoenix Day Nurseries UK Limited ME3 8JQGood10 December 202459
9Smilers Ltd ME2 4JYGood29 October 202470
10St Nicholas Playgroup ME2 4TRGood7 October 202435
11Hedgehogs Hoo Day Nursery ME3 9BEGood23 July 202440
12Burham Pre-School ME1 3RJGood8 July 202432
13Little Acres Day Nursery and Pre-School ME3 8GYGood25 June 202496
14St Mary's Day Nursery ME2 4DGGood30 May 202440
15Cherubs Montessori Day Nursery ME2 3PPGood11 March 202475
16Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School ME1 2URGood12 February 202487
172J's Pre-School ME2 2LHGood8 February 202460
18Witty Kiddies Strood ME2 3BAGood23 March 202355
19Phoenix Education Day Nursery ME2 4DZGood10 January 202373
20Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery ME1 1DXGood20 December 202233
21Little Lights Nursery ME1 1BTGood30 June 202240
22Eden Childcare Nursery and Preschool ME2 2HGNot yet gradedNot yet27
23Growing Minds Nursery and Pre-School ME3 9PGNot yet gradedNot yet30
24Little Thinkers at All Faiths ME2 4UFNot yet gradedNot yet19
25Mini Treasures Day Nursery ME1 3JSNot yet gradedNot yet36
26Myrtle Learning ME1 2FANot yet gradedNot yet
27SENter Light Childcare ME2 3EJNot yet gradedNot yet18
28The Nest Nursery ME1 2QANot yet gradedNot yet38

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

Nurseries by postcode in Rochester

Rochester is in Medway and Kent.

Nursery fees in Rochester

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

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