What Ofsted grade does Smilers have?

Smilers was rated Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Smilers take?

Ofsted registers Smilers for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Rochester has 51.

How much does Smilers cost?

Smilers sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Smilers offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Smilers how it offers them.

When was Smilers last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Smilers on 30 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Smilers part of a nursery group?

Yes. Smilers is one of 5 day nurseries in England run by Smilers Nursery.

Smilers

Day nursery in Rochester, ME3. Part of the Medway council area.

Chattenden School, Chattenden Lane, Rochester, ME3 8LE

Run by Smilers Nursery

52 places

2003 registered with Ofsted

6 of 28 in our Rochester ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 30 June 2025

Ofsted grades for Smilers, inspection of 30 June 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Smilers sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Smilers against Rochester

	Smilers	Rochester average
Places	52	51
Ofsted outcome	Good	75% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Smilers is run by Smilers Nursery, which has 5 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Rochester.

Questions parents ask about Smilers

What Ofsted grade does Smilers have?: Smilers was rated Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Smilers take?: Ofsted registers Smilers for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Rochester has 51.
How much does Smilers cost?: Smilers sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Smilers offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Smilers how it offers them.
When was Smilers last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Smilers on 30 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Smilers part of a nursery group?: Yes. Smilers is one of 5 day nurseries in England run by Smilers Nursery.

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.