Chatham, Kent · ME5 0AA
Inspected by Ofsted on 26 March 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Chatham, Kent · ME5 0AA. Location from the Ofsted register.
Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool in Chatham, Kent was last inspected on 26 March 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool is registered for up to 48 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Bluebells Day Nursery & Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 9 January 2026. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2885083.