Full-day nursery in Grange, Medway
Witty Kiddies Gillingham
2a Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YL · 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 April 2023Reference 2727182Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 July 2025Food 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
2a Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YL · More nurseries in ME7
Stations
- Gillingham (Kent)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Springfield Road, Elm Road and Gillingham Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hillyfields Community Park4 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth Fields6 min walk
- The Strand Lido and Leisure Park11 min walk
- Hillyfields Play Park playground6 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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Witty Kiddies Gillingham is a full-day nursery at 2a Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YL, in Grange, Medway. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.1 miles
- Saxon Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Barnsole Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Rivermead School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.5 miles
- The Academy of Woodlands Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 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 Witty Kiddies Gillingham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Witty Kiddies Gillingham Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Witty Kiddies Gillingham take?
Witty Kiddies Gillingham is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Witty Kiddies Gillingham?
Witty Kiddies Gillingham is run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Witty Kiddies Gillingham?
Gillingham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Witty Kiddies Gillingham?
You can call 01634 578396 and visit www.wittykiddies.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2727182 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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