Brishing Barn Nursery Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maidstone for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2010, with 80 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
ME17 4NFWhat 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, 13 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly at the nursery door by friendly and welcoming staff.
They develop secure attachments with their key persons, who know their needs well. The youngest children settle quickly at activities such as construction bricks and sand, while the older children follow routines independently to put their belongings away before excitedly greeting their friends.
Children learn to be kind and respectful to others. This is embedded through the high expectations that staff have for their behaviour. When children are struggling to regulate their emotions, they are sensitively supported. For example, when children in the baby room are struggling to share toys, staff use words such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with a greater level of challenge during activities to further extend on their ongoing learning, particularly in the older age ranges n continue to strengthen and embed support for newer and less-experienced staff, to help raise the good level of practice even further when interacting with children during play.
- 13 May 2022Good
- 10 November 2016Good
- 7 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brishing Barn Nursery Ltd
- 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.
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