Full-day nursery in Rainham, Medway
Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club
Thames View Infant School, Bloors Lane, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7DX · 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
Thames View Infant School, Bloors Lane, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7DX · More nurseries in ME8
Stations
- Rainham (Kent)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ely Close, Monmouth Close and Rainham Mark Grammar School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cozenton Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Sturry Way Park 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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Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club is a full-day nursery at Thames View Infant School, Bloors Lane, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7DX, in Rainham, Medway. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Scallywags (Medway) LimitedFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at RainhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Rainbow Pre-School and Out of School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| The Gillingham NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at GillinghamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| 1st Friends day nursery and creche LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thames View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- St Margaret's Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Featherby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Miers Court Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club Good at its inspection on 25 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club take?
Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Thames View Pre-School and Out of School Club?
Rainham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY373803 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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