Teston & Wateringbury Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Maidstone for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 14:30, 5 days a week. £45.38 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week, price list dated April 2022.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £45.38 | £24.75Morning | |
| 3 year olds3y to 4y | £42.63 | £23.25Morning |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 Registration feefor children receiving non-funded hours, includes complimentary pre-school t-shirt
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.50 a day Early drop offmust be prearranged through Tina Driver or Jo Jordan
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 a session Consumable Feevoluntary
- £4.50 a day Other 30min chargedKCC funded children
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours free nursery education per week for 38 weeks of the year, 30 hour scheme, and funding for 2 year olds through the 'Free for 2' scheme.
Worth knowing. 5 hours a day are covered for all KCC funded children. The other 30min is charged at £4.50 a day. Voluntary consumable fee of £1.00 per session.
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
ME18 5AHWhat 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, 11 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
On arrival children are happy and are keen to begin their day. They are warmly welcomed by the dedicated staff team who know them well. Staff offer a range of engaging activities that capture the children's interest. For example, children are keen to experiment with pipette's and paint brushes to investigate colour mixing.
Staff know the children well and have formed secure attachments. Children have good levels of well-being.
The curriculum consistently expands on children's existing knowledge and skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to effectively plan routines and group times to ensure children's continued listening, attention and engagement.
- 11 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 June 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Teston & Wateringbury Preschool
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £45.38 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.