Childcare in Maidstone
Maidstone has 34 day nurseries, 32 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 30 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 81 of them and rated 74 Good or better, 10 of them Outstanding. 47 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kent there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kent, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 138 school nursery classes across Kent, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
128 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Football Fun Camp Lenham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Boughton Monchelsea Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened TT'S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Owl & Bear Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Football Fun Camp Maidstone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed TT's After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Football Fun Camp Maidstone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Football Fun Camp Lenham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Progressive Sports @ Molehill Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed DDivine Training Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Michelle Archer - Cardwell Pavillion Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fledgelings Nursery Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Maidstone
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Maidstone take funded hours?
33 of the 128 settings in Maidstone are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Maidstone rated Outstanding?
Yes. 10 of the 81 settings Ofsted has inspected in Maidstone hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Maidstone take babies?
105 settings in Maidstone are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Maidstone?
Kent has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Maidstone
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.