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Nurseries in Maidstone

There are 66 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Maidstone, and 17 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Maidstone

  • Ofsted report cards: 9 settings (27 Strong standard, 24 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 52 settings (7 Outstanding, 45 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Alphabets Nursery - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 2JP, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • art-K Maidstone - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 1JL
  • Blue Sky Day Nursery And Pre School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8QL, ages 0 to 5, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Boughton Monchelsea Playgroup Association - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 4HN, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 9QF, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 2 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Maidstone Turkey Mill Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 5SF, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brishing Barn Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 4NF, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 13 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees at Maidstone Oakwood - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 0JN, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 June 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 9QQ, ages 0 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 June 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 6SA, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 16 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Lizzy Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8NN, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Buttons ABC Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 6QN, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 22 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cece's Rainbowkids Centre - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8SF, ages 0 to 3, 129 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park - Pre-school, Maidstone ME16 9FZ, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherubs Pre School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 4AW, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 3 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten - Pre-school, Maidstone ME16 8PJ, ages 2 to 5, 15 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cobtree Playschool For Special Children - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 8EB, ages 1 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Coxheath Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 4PT, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Coxheath Rising Five Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 4DQ, ages 3 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Learning Steps Maidstone - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 9AR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Learning Steps Sutton Valence - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 3AW, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 October 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fledgelings Nursery - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 5BT, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Boughton Monchelsea - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 4JD, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Harlequin Forest School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 4NA, ages 2 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 16 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Coxheath - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 4PS, ages 2 to 11, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hemsley House Nursery School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8JS, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 31 July 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Hemsley House Nursery School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8HU, ages 0 to 2, 34 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hunton & Linton Pre-school - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 0RS, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Invicta Park Playgroup - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 2NA, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingswood Pre School Group - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 3PX, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 16 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lenham Nursery School CIO - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 2LL, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Fawns Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 6TL, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Madginford Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 8LH, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 6BD, ages 2 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 30 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • M.A Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 1QQ, ages 1 to 3, 42 places
    Ofsted, 30 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nellies Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 7JN, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nettlestead & Wateringbury Preschool & Out of school Club - Pre-school, Maidstone ME18 5ER, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Owl & Bear Daycare - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 6SX, 88 places
  • Penenden Heath Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 2DH, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pennies at Newnham Court - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 5LH, ages 0 to 4, 131 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pennies Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 5JY, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 1 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pink Elephants Nursery - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 2UG, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 18 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playhouse Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME16 0PZ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play Place Riverside Pre School and Play Scheme - Pre-school, Maidstone ME18 6JT, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poplar Pre-School (CIO) - Pre-school, Maidstone ME16 0DE, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ringle Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 2PY, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Smarties Nursery - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 6TL, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Bearsted - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 5DS
  • Stagecoach Maidstone West - Pre-school, Maidstone ME17 4PS
  • Stepping Stones - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 1UA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Hilary's Nursery School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 8FX, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 8NJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunrise Day Nursery (Langley) Limited - Day nursery, Maidstone ME17 3LZ, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teston & Wateringbury Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME18 5AH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 11 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nursery at St Peter's Church - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 0SL, ages 0 to 4, 220 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Right Tuition Company Maidstone - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 1ED
  • The Wendy House At St Michaels - Day nursery, Maidstone ME16 8BS, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiger Cubs Day Nursery - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 9QL, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 1 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Tots Nursery School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 4DB, ages 2 to 5, 33 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Treasures Preschool - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 6QD, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Townsend Montessori @ Maidstone - Day nursery, Maidstone ME15 6NL, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Trinity Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME14 5DX, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Weavering Pre-School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 5JP, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Rise Pre-School - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 8XG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School - Day nursery, Maidstone ME14 5QF, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 20 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • YMCA Maidstone Pre-school - Tovil - Pre-school, Maidstone ME15 6FG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barracudas - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME16 0SF, 220 places
  • Busy Bodies OSC - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME14 2JG, 20 places
  • DDivine Training Ltd - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME14 5GA, 35 places
  • Football Fun Camp Lenham - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME17 2LL
  • Football Fun Camp Maidstone - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME16 8AE
  • Hermitage Hawks - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME16 9FZ
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Boughton Monchelsea - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME17 4HP, 60 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ St Johns ME14 - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME14 5TZ, 70 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Tiger ME15 - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME15 9QL, 30 places
  • Kumon Maidstone South - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME15 6BD
  • Mega Camps Maidstone - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME15 9QL, 90 places
  • PEG Activities - East Farleigh Primary School - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME15 0LY, 18 places
  • Safe Hands Professional After School Childcare - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME17 1JZ, 21 places
  • Safe Hands Professional After School Childcare - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME17 2LL, 15 places
  • Stay 'n' Play - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME15 6TL, 40 places
  • TT'S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME16 0ST, 28 places
  • Venture Camps Maidstone - Out-of-school club, Maidstone ME14 5GA, 45 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Maidstone

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.