Full-day nursery in Gillingham, Medway
1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd
C/O Roko Health Club, Off Will Adams Way, Gillingham, ME8 6BY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2011Reference EY423311Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
C/O Roko Health Club, Off Will Adams Way, Gillingham, ME8 6BY · More nurseries in ME8
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Featherby Road South and Woodlands Road South end.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Medway there are about 4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd is a full-day nursery at C/O Roko Health Club, Off Will Adams Way, Gillingham, ME8 6BY, in Gillingham, Medway. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Danecourt School ages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Featherby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- The Academy of Woodlands Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Byron Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd Good at its inspection on 3 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd take?
1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact 1st Friends day nursery and creche Ltd?
You can call 07765 557031 and visit www.1stfriends.net.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY423311 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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