Full-day nursery in Brompton, Medway
Poppins Pre-School
Lampard Centre, Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham, ME7 5BU · 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 October 1996Reference 103725Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 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
Lampard Centre, Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham, ME7 5BU · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Chatham21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including King Charles Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Lines Heritage Park2 min walk
- Prince Arthur Park9 min walk
- Lower Lines Park10 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Sally Port Gardens playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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Poppins Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Lampard Centre, Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham, ME7 5BU, in Brompton, Medway. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppins Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gillingham BromptonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at ChathamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Play A Way Day Care CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Happi Feet NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| St Mark's PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| K.W. Nursery Ltd. (King William Nursery)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.5 miles
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- New Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.0 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 Poppins Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poppins Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poppins Pre-School take?
Poppins Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Poppins Pre-School?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 103725 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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