Full-day nursery in Troy Town, Medway
Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery
The Annexe Fort Pitt House, New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Annexe Fort Pitt House, New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX · More nurseries in ME1
Stations
- Chatham11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Rochester13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bath Hard Lane, Jacksons Fields and Hospital Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fort Pitt Gardens2 min walk
- Victoria Gardens4 min walk
- Furrell's Park7 min walk
- The Vines11 min walk
- Riverside Gardens12 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.
What parents say
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Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Annexe Fort Pitt House, New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX, in Troy Town, Medway. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Hedgehogs Early Years Ltd.
Run by Hedgehogs Early Years Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Hedgehogs Rochester Day 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 Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's School (Rochester) ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 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 0.7 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.
Questions parents ask
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What is Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery take?
Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
Who runs Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery?
Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery is run by Hedgehogs Early Years Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery?
Chatham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hedgehogs Rochester Day Nursery?
You can call 01634 953743 and visit www.hedgehogsearlyyears.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2630755 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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