Full-day nursery in Grange, Medway
2J's Pre-school
MSCH Hall, The Strand, Gillingham, ME7 1TT · 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 August 2013Reference EY468227Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 October 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
MSCH Hall, The Strand, Gillingham, ME7 1TT · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Street Shops and The Strand.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Strand Lido and Leisure Park1 min walk
- Hillyfields Community Park7 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth Fields11 min walk
- Children's Play Area - The Strand playground1 min walk
- Fort Apache playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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2J's Pre-school is a full-day nursery at MSCH Hall, The Strand, Gillingham, ME7 1TT, in Grange, Medway. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by 2 J's Pre-School Limited.
Run by 2 J's Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2J's Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at GillinghamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rivermead School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Saxon Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is 2J's Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated 2J's Pre-school Good at its inspection on 21 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can 2J's Pre-school take?
2J's Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs 2J's Pre-school?
2J's Pre-school is run by 2 J's Pre-School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to 2J's Pre-school?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY468227 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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