Full-day nursery in Walderslade, Medway
Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club
Maudene School, Swallow Rise, Chatham, ME5 7QB · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Maudene School, Swallow Rise, Chatham, ME5 7QB · More nurseries in ME5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Illustrious Close, Maundene School and Resolution Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 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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Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club is a full-day nursery at Maudene School, Swallow Rise, Chatham, ME5 7QB, in Walderslade, Medway. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maundene School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Bradfields Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- The Rowans ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- Oaklands School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Walderslade Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Wayfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 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 Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club take?
Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Swallow Risers Playgroup and Out Of School Club?
You can call 01634 671450 and visit www.swallowrisers.co.uk.
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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 103855 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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