Discover Nursery Days!
Nursery Days Children's Nursery & Forest School is situated in Upchurch, near Sittingbourne, Kent.
Spaces and Gardens
Our Rooms
Each room have their own purposeful and carefully designed Garden, and on top of that we have a stunning 100 year old Orchard with a beautiful log cabin giving plentiful natural room to roam, play and explore!
Children love Nursery Days!
Tucked within the grounds of The Old School in the rural village of Upchurch, Nursery Days is a warm, homely setting where children aged 3 months to 5 years thrive. Led by a passionate, experienced team, every day blends nurturing care, hands-on outdoor learning, and imaginative activities that spark curiosity and build firm friendships. Our light, spacious rooms feel just like a second home — giving your little one the confidence to explore, play, and grow.
Children's Day Nursery for the Rainham, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Iwade & Sheerness areas
What We Offer
Choosing a nursery is a big decision, and we understand what matters most to both you and your child. Backed by years of hands-on early years practice and expertise, our dedicated team creates a nurturing, homely environment where every child feels secure and inspired. Because we know how busy family life can be, we offer flexible sessions tailored to your individual needs. From funded or self-funding places to vouchers from work, we will always try to work out what will work best with you.
We are constantly creating opportunities for our children to explore, learn, and have fun outdoors. At the Orchard, our established Forest School features two bespoke Shepherds Huts—one dedicated to School Readiness, and a second designed specially so our youngest children can enjoy the Orchard too. Closer to home, every single room opens onto its own dedicated Nursery Garden, including our purpose-built baby classroom with an attached grass play garden where little ones can crawl or toddle straight outside.
Daily life here is full of hands-on discovery, and the children adore helping to care for our resident animals. Alongside our chickens, guinea pigs, and fish, our nursery family includes Elvis the tortoise and our much-loved brother-and-sister mini donkeys, Jasper and Blossom.
With our own nursery minibus, the excitement continues out in the community—taking the children on memorable adventures to local farm shops, pet shops, woodland areas, and much more.
DISCOVER AN INSPIRATIONAL SPACE!
Funding Information
We’re proud to offer Funded Early Entitlement places to help families with childcare costs. All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours per week, which we stretch to 11.18 hours weekly across the year at our all-year-round nursery. Working parents of children aged 9 months to 5 years can access 30 hours, stretched to 22.36 hours per week — giving you consistent support all year.
Our nursery is open every week except Christmas week, so you can plan your work schedule with confidence. To qualify for 30 hours, parents must work 16+ hours per week, and it applies to:
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All children aged 9 months
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All 2-year-olds
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All children aged 3 to 5 years
You can also benefit from Tax-Free Childcare, which helps families save even more when paying through the scheme
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👉 Official 30-hour code deadlines:
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31 December 2026 – for funding from January 2027 (Spring term)
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31 March 2027 – for funding from April 2027 (Summer term)
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31 August 2027 – for funding from September 2027 (Autumn term)
💡 Nursery-recommended dates to apply by:
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15 December 2026 – for Spring term
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15 March 2027 – for Summer term
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15 August 2027 – for Autumn term
Find out more and apply through the Best Start in Life website or GOV.UK.
Nursery Days - A Nursery Near Me in Upchurch, Rainham, Sittingbourne and Gillingham Areas
Nursery Days Children's Nursery is based within the grounds of the old school in the rural village of Upchurch. We offer childcare for 0-5 year olds. Children here enjoy fabulous, fun filled days of activities helping them to learn and make lots of new friends.
Choosing a nursery is a big decision for any parent or carer to make and here at Nursery Days we understand the importance of making the right choice for both yourself and your child. Nursery Days pride ourselves on our flexibility with the sessions we offer and put parental partnership at the centre of our provision, so shift patterns and hourly rates are always considered.
Nursery Days is located in the small village of Upchurch. Upchurch is in easy reach of some of the main towns in Medway and North Kent. Upchurch has great transport links to Rainham, Sittingbourne, Gillingham Queenborough, Rochester, Sheerness, Snodland and Lower Halstow. We feel that as our Nursery setting is situated in a quiet rural village that this has an advantage over other Rainham Nursery Schools and Sittingbourne Nursery schools and others are situated in local towns.