Sessional pre-school in Allington, Kent
Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park
Hermitage Park Community centre, Cranford Rd, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 9FZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hermitage Park Community centre, Cranford Rd, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 9FZ · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Barming11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cranford Road, Trevor Drive and Chestnut Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Hermitage Park Playground5 min walk
- Corben Close Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park is a sessional pre-school at Hermitage Park Community centre, Cranford Rd, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 9FZ, in Allington, Kent. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Cece's Rainbow Kids Limited.
Run by Cece's Rainbow Kids Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage ParkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone HospitalFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Poplar Pre-School (CIO)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bees at Maidstone OakwoodFull-day nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Playhouse PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Busy Lizzy Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Hemsley House Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Palace Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Allington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Bower Grove School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Barming Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.2 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 Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park Good at its inspection on 30 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park take?
Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park?
Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park is run by Cece's Rainbow Kids Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cece's Rainbow Kids Hermitage Park?
Barming is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2688099 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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