Full-day nursery in Chattenden, Medway
Smilers
Chattenden School, Chattenden Lane, Rochester, ME3 8LE · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Chattenden School, Chattenden Lane, Rochester, ME3 8LE · More nurseries in ME3
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, Kirby Road and Chattenden Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hoo Common9 min walk
- Deangate Community Parkland11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Smilers is a full-day nursery at Chattenden School, Chattenden Lane, Rochester, ME3 8LE, in Chattenden, Medway. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Smilers Limited.
Run by Smilers Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmilersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Smilers LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The Hundred of Hoo Nursery & Kids Club LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Hoo SaintsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Marina Montessori Day Nursery & Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Dockside Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Cliffe Woods Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chattenden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Wainscott Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- City of Rochester School ages 5–18 1.4 miles
- Hilltop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.5 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 Smilers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smilers Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smilers take?
Smilers is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Smilers?
Smilers is run by Smilers Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY266973 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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