Full-day nursery in Brompton, Medway
Play A Way Day Care Centre
Oddfellows Hall 2A, Vicarage Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HZ · 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 May 2018Reference EY556708Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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
Oddfellows Hall 2A, Vicarage Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HZ · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Chatham24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Copenhagen Road and The Westcourt Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Lines Heritage Park5 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Balmoral Gardens playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Sally Port Gardens playground11 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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Play A Way Day Care Centre is a full-day nursery at Oddfellows Hall 2A, Vicarage Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HZ, in Brompton, Medway. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Play A Way Nurseries Limited.
Run by Play A Way Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Play A Way Day Care CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham BromptonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Witty Kiddies GillinghamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.4 miles
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.4 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 0.5 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- New Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 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 Play A Way Day Care Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play A Way Day Care Centre Good at its inspection on 6 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play A Way Day Care Centre take?
Play A Way Day Care Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs Play A Way Day Care Centre?
Play A Way Day Care Centre is run by Play A Way Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play A Way Day Care Centre?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play A Way Day Care Centre?
You can call 01634 851107 and visit playawaynurseries.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 EY556708 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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