Full-day nursery in Rochester East & Warren Wood, Medway
Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School
Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR · 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 April 2022Reference 2682134Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places87 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 October 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
Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR · More nurseries in ME1
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary Academy, Warren Wood Road and The Thomas Aveling School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Friston Way Park5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- KidZone 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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Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR, in Rochester East & Warren Wood, Medway. It is registered for 87 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Explorers Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Little Explorers Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Luke's Pre-School (Rochester)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Nest NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Top of the Hill Pre-school LtdSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St Stephens PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little ExplorersFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Boundary Road Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Warren Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Delce Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Crest Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Balfour Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Balfour Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Horsted Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 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 Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 87 children at any one time.
Who runs Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School is run by Little Explorers Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Chatham is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kloisters Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit kloisters.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 2682134 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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