Alphabets Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Maidstone for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2003, with 44 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ME14 2JPWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 23 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by attentive and nurturing staff, who know them extremely well and are genuinely pleased to see them. As a result, children leave their parents with ease. Upon arrival, they promptly engage with their friends and interact with their designated key person. Staff are consistently warm and attuned to the emotional and developmental needs of the children throughout the day.
Consequently, children are exceptionally content, focused and engaged in the stimulating activities prepared by the highly competent staff.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They consistently engage in play while demonstrating good manners and respect for one another and their surroundings. They skillfully teach children about the importance of working together and how to learn from one another. Staff encourage children to work together to solve problems and find a solution, such as constructing the pipes during a water play activity. This positive behaviour fosters a sense of community and teaches essential social skills and responsibility.
- 23 June 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 6 December 2019Good
- 27 July 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Alphabets Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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