Full-day nursery in Luton, Medway
Play A Way Day Nursery
37 Stuart Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AD · 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
37 Stuart Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AD · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Jezreels Canterbury Street, Jezreels and Gillingham Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Luton Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Gillingham Park playground3 min walk
- 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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Play A Way Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 37 Stuart Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AD, in Luton, Medway. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.3 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Luton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Danecourt School ages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- 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 0.7 miles
- Featherby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 Play A Way Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play A Way Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play A Way Day Nursery take?
Play A Way Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Play A Way Day Nursery?
Play A Way Day Nursery is run by Play A Way Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play A Way Day Nursery?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play A Way Day Nursery?
You can call 01634 475151 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
- 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 2687131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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