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Prima Montessori Day Nursery

Ofsted: Strong standard·Elm Court, Capstone Road, Gillingham, ME7 3JQ · Medway
Number of places
132 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Medway

About this day nursery

Prima Montessori Day Nursery, established in 2002 and located in Gillingham, Kent, offers childcare for children aged 1 to 5 years. Open from 7am to 7pm for 51 weeks of the year, this setting provides an inclusive and welcoming environment where children thrive.

The dedicated staff, which includes 34 members with diverse early years qualifications, ensures a nurturing and stimulating experience. The nursery has a strong focus on children's emotional development, incorporating initiatives like "The Colour Monster" story to help children verbalise their feelings.

Outdoor learning is a key part of the curriculum, with children enjoying a garden to develop physical skills, engage in mark-making, and even tend to strawberries in their growing area. This commitment to a broad and engaging experience is reflected in the positive feedback from parents who particularly praise the setting's inclusiveness and how it celebrates different religions, cultures, and beliefs.

The nursery also effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring quick identification and tailored support, including close collaboration with parents.

Our ethos

Prima Montessori Day Nursery is committed to supporting children's development and flourish by providing a nurturing and stimulating environment. Their enriching curriculum encourages play, exploration, critical thinking, and problem-solving, aiming to give every child the best possible start in life. The nursery employs a Montessori approach, as indicated by its name and focus on child-led activities and development.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the inclusive and welcoming setting, entering confidently and eagerly engaging in a range of stimulating activities. Babies explore edible paint, while older children hunt for minibeasts and engage in imaginative play as builders. Their behaviour and attitudes are consistently positive, with younger children learning to share and older children understanding personal space.

Inclusive settingEmotional developmentOutdoor learningPositive behaviourDedicated staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

7am to 7pm, for 51 weeks of the year

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2002

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Prima Montessori Day Nursery

Last inspected 17 April 2026 · Kelly Southern

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the inclusive and welcoming setting, entering confidently and eagerly engaging in a range of stimulating activities. Babies explore edible paint, while older children hunt for minibeasts and engage in imaginative play as builders. Their behaviour and attitudes are consistently positive, with younger children learning to share and older children understanding personal space.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are learning about healthy lifestyles and what foods are good for their bodies.
  • Children's emotional development is embedded well, with efforts made to improve emotional literacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Parents and carers are extremely happy with the setting and feel well-informed about their child's progress.
  • Leaders and managers recognise and support the well-being of the staff.
  • Children are making good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Language is promoted well throughout the setting.
  • Children are becoming increasingly independent.

Areas to develop

  • 1Improve the routines of mealtimes to reduce the amount of time where children are not engaged in meaningful learning
  • 2Ensure leaders swiftly support staff to help them understand how to implement the curriculum more effectively across all rooms.
Inspection #10128577 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children are making good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The special educational needs coordinator ensures that she has a thorough knowledge of the children in the setting. Children with SEND are identified quickly to ensure that the correct support is provided. She works well with parents to include them and create a two-way process of support for the children.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy using the garden to practise their physical skills, running and climbing over assault courses with control. They also use mark-making tools like chalks and crayons to draw on fences and floors. Children take pride in their growing area, tending to strawberries, and make butterfly feeders to encourage butterflies.

Inspection history

Date: September 2010

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • September 2022Good
  • July 2022Good
  • April 2016Outstanding
  • April 2016Outstanding
  • November 2010Outstanding
  • September 2010Outstanding

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