Full-day nursery in Penenden Heath, Kent
Alphabets Nursery
2 Hillary Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2003Reference EY263151Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2 Hillary Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JP · More nurseries in ME14
Stations
- Maidstone East19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Maidstone Barracks24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Hedges, Woodlands Way and Heathfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Alphabets Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Hillary Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JP, in Penenden Heath, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabets NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Woodlands Under 5's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Stepping StonesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Paul's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Sandling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Serenity School Maidstone ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.1 miles
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Allington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Alphabets Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabets Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 23 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabets Nursery take?
Alphabets Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Alphabets Nursery?
Maidstone East is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Alphabets Nursery?
You can call 01622 762045.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY263151 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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