Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Maidstone for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2010, with 51 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
ME15 6BDWhat 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, 30 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children are happy, confident and settled. They are keen to join in with the interesting activities that staff plan for them. For example, children enthusiastically learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. They create a large model caterpillar and explore patterns as they paint butterflies. Children enjoy stories and recognise letters of the alphabet with confidence. Children are eager to explore and investigate. They are excited to watch what happens when they mix liquids to make an erupting volcano. All children are independent. They are confident to choose their own play and complete their own tasks.
Children are polite and behave well. They make friends and enjoy each other's company. Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they talk about different food groups and the benefits on their bodies, such as calcium being good for their teeth and bones. All children develop good physical skills. They confidently balance and climb on equipment, such as they walk along logs and use climbing walls. Staff use additional funding effectively to meet the individual learning needs of children. For instance, they have purchased outdoor equipment to build on children's physical abilities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop a more consistent approach to the sharing of information with other settings children attend n extend staff's use of questioning to provide even more opportunities to challenge children's critical thinking skills.
- 30 March 2022Good
- 28 September 2016Good
- 17 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.