Full-day nursery in Strood, Medway
St Nicholas Playgroup
St Nicholas Church, Rochester, ME2 4TR · 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 August 2017Reference EY551434Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 7 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Nicholas Church, Rochester, ME2 4TR · More nurseries in ME2
Stations
- Strood8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Rochester18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Commercial Road and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watermill Gardens8 min walk
- Broomhill Park10 min walk
- Playmaze playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Children's Play Area - Watermill Gardens (Canal Road) playground9 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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St Nicholas Playgroup is a full-day nursery at St Nicholas Church, Rochester, ME2 4TR, in Strood, Medway. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| St Nicholas PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- King's School, Rochester ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Elaine Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 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 St Nicholas Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Nicholas Playgroup Good at its inspection on 7 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Nicholas Playgroup take?
St Nicholas Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Nicholas Playgroup?
Strood is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Nicholas Playgroup?
You can call 07917 095632.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551434 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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