Full-day nursery in Troy Town, Medway
City Way Day Nursery
18 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AB · 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 January 2000Reference 103713Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 2025Food 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 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AB · More nurseries in ME1
Stations
- Chatham13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Rochester14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Fort Street, Jacksons Fields and Rochester Health Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fort Pitt Gardens5 min walk
- Victoria Gardens7 min walk
- Furrell's Park9 min walk
- The Vines9 min walk
- Churchfields12 min walk
- Playground2 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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City Way Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 18 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AB, in Troy Town, Medway. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| City Way Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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 Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- St Peter's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St Andrew's School (Rochester) ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St John's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.6 miles
- King's School, Rochester ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Balfour Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.7 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 City Way Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated City Way Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can City Way Day Nursery take?
City Way Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to City Way Day Nursery?
Chatham is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact City Way Day Nursery?
You can call 01634 845724 and visit citywaynursery.co.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 103713 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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