Sessional pre-school in Cherry Orchard, Kent
Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten
9 Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PJ · 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 August 2005Reference EY313859Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places15 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 September 2021Food 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
9 Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PJ · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- East Farleigh17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ridgway, Gatland Lane and Milton Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten is a sessional pre-school at 9 Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PJ, in Cherry Orchard, Kent. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Cobnuts Steiner KindergartenThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Bower Grove School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- St Helens Montessori School ages 2–12has a nursery class 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 5 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten take?
Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten?
East Farleigh is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cobnuts Steiner Kindergarten?
You can visit www.cobnutskindergarten.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY313859 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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