Full-day nursery in Chatham, Medway
Benjamin Rabbit Nursery
18 New Road Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6BA · 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 July 2014Reference EY477957Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 May 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
18 New Road Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6BA · More nurseries in ME4
Stations
- Chatham4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Rochester19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
28 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station New Cut, Anchorage House and Chatham Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens1 min walk
- Fort Pitt Gardens4 min walk
- Riverside Gardens6 min walk
- Great Lines Heritage Park9 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Victoria Gardens playground2 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Town Hall Gardens playground9 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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Benjamin Rabbit Nursery is a full-day nursery at 18 New Road Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6BA, in Chatham, Medway. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 21 reviews (October 2026). It is run by YMCW Nursery Limited.
Run by YMCW Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Benjamin Rabbit NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.3 miles
- New Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Balfour Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 Benjamin Rabbit Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Benjamin Rabbit Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Benjamin Rabbit Nursery take?
Benjamin Rabbit Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
Who runs Benjamin Rabbit Nursery?
Benjamin Rabbit Nursery is run by YMCW Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Benjamin Rabbit Nursery?
Chatham is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Benjamin Rabbit Nursery?
You can call 01634 786500 and visit www.benjaminrabbitnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477957 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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