Sessional pre-school in Twydall, Medway
Kiddiwinks Pre-school
Gillingham Methodist Church, 100 Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LU · 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 March 1993Reference 103817Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 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
Gillingham Methodist Church, 100 Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LU · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Third Avenue East, Beatty Avenue and The Cricketers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rookery Fields3 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth Fields12 min walk
- Rookery Fields Play Area playground5 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Gillingham Park playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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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Kiddiwinks Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Gillingham Methodist Church, 100 Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LU, in Twydall, Medway. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddiwinks Pre-schoolThis 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
- The Academy of Woodlands Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Featherby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Danecourt School ages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Byron Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 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 Kiddiwinks Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddiwinks Pre-school Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddiwinks Pre-school take?
Kiddiwinks Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kiddiwinks Pre-school?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddiwinks Pre-school?
You can call 01634 581304 and visit www.kiddiwinksgillingham.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
- 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 103817 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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