Full-day nursery in Walderslade, Medway
Alphabets Day Nursery
15 York Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9EP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2015Reference EY489643Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 October 2022Ofsted · 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 17 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
15 York Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9EP · More nurseries in ME5
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including York Avenue, Amanda Close and Larkspur Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Princes Avenue Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Alphabets Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 15 York Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9EP, in Walderslade, Medway. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabets Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Buttercups at Little TeddiesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Teddies WaldersladeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little AcornsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St Williams Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Smilers Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Catkins PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oaklands School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Walderslade Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Horsted Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Tunbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Horsted Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Bradfields Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Lordswood School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.9 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 Alphabets Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabets Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 20 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabets Day Nursery take?
Alphabets Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Alphabets Day Nursery?
You can call 01634 868828.
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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 EY489643 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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