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Nurseries in ME7

20 registered nurseries — 0 Outstanding, 15 Good

Ofsted ratings in ME7

20

Total nurseries

15

Good

5

Not yet rated

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Poppins Pre-School
Good

Lampard Centre, Gillingham

52 places
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Good

37 Stuart Road, Gillingham

42 places
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Good

Hempstead Village Hall, Gillingham

42 places
TT
Good

Windmill Road, GILLINGHAM

55 places
PM
Good

Elm Court, Gillingham

128 places
KP
Good

Gillingham Methodist Church, Gillingham

39 places
HP
Good

Hempstead Playing Fields, Gillingham

24 places
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2J's Pre-school
Good

MSCH Hall, Gillingham

40 places
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St Mark's Preschool
Good

c/o St. Mark's Church Office, Gillingham

34 places
PA
Good Old inspection

Christmas Street, Gillingham

50 places
BB
Good

197 Hempstead Road, GILLINGHAM

76 places
BB
Good

Khartoum Road, Gillingham

92 places
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Good Old inspection

Oddfellows Hall 2A, Gillingham

35 places
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Good

St Luke's Church Hall, GILLINGHAM

34 places
WK
Good

2a Ingram Road, Gillingham

70 places
HF
Happi Feet Nursery
Not yet inspected

Gillingham Baptist Church, Gillingham

31 places
M
MFSE
Not yet inspected

Napier Community Primary & Nursery Academy, Gillingham

25 places
CT
Not yet inspected

United Reformed Church, Gillingham

BA
Not yet inspected

Bredhurst C of E School, GILLINGHAM

30 places
PR
Not yet inspected

Oxford Road, Gillingham

Why families love ME7

40/100

Family Score

Funded 15 & 30 hours childcare in ME7

In England, working families can get 15 hours of funded childcare a week from 9 months old, rising to 30 hours from September 2025, during term time (38 weeks a year). All 3–4-year-olds get at least 15 universal funded hours regardless of parents' work status, and some 2-year-olds qualify through additional support schemes.

Funded hours are used at participating nurseries and childminders — each profile on this page shows whether a setting has funded 2-year-old and 3–4-year-old places registered. Check eligibility and apply via GOV.UK childcare eligibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many nurseries are in ME7?

ME7 has 20 Ofsted-registered nurseries, of which 0 are rated Outstanding and 15 are rated Good.

What percentage of nurseries in ME7 are Outstanding or Good?

75% of nurseries in ME7 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Which is the best-rated nursery in ME7?

You can compare every Outstanding-rated nursery in ME7 on this page, sorted by Ofsted grade. Each listing links to the full Ofsted report.

Are there funded nursery places in ME7?

Yes — many nurseries in ME7 offer 15 or 30 hours of government-funded childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. Each nursery profile shows the number of funded places available.

Inspection data sourced from Ofsted (England), Care Inspectorate (Scotland), and CIW (Wales), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryMatch is independent of Ofsted, the Care Inspectorate, CIW, and the UK Government.