Full-day nursery in Strood, Medway
Castle View Day Nursery Ltd
1 Castle View Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3PP · 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 September 1996Reference 103711Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Castle View Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3PP · More nurseries in ME2
Stations
- Strood14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Rochester24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Downside, The Coach and Horses and Sports Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broomhill Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Castle View Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 1 Castle View Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3PP, in Strood, Medway. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 8 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
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Elaine Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Cedar Children's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 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 Castle View Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle View Day Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 26 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle View Day Nursery Ltd take?
Castle View Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Castle View Day Nursery Ltd?
Strood is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Castle View Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01634 718144 and visit www.castleviewdaynursery.co.uk.
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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 103711 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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