Sessional pre-school in Shepway, Kent
Early Learning Steps Maidstone
Grace Community Church, Grove Road, Maidstone, ME15 9AR · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2019Reference 2538829Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 November 2016Food 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
Grace Community Church, Grove Road, Maidstone, ME15 9AR · More nurseries in ME15
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Grove Road, Mangravet Avenue and Sutton Road Police HQ.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Early Learning Steps Maidstone is a sessional pre-school at Grace Community Church, Grove Road, Maidstone, ME15 9AR, in Shepway, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Learning Steps Ltd.
Run by Early Learning Steps Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learning Steps MaidstoneThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday ClubSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| St Hilary's Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leigh Academy Oaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Leigh Academy Molehill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Five Acre Wood School ages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Tiger Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Senacre Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.8 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 Early Learning Steps Maidstone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Learning Steps Maidstone Good at its inspection on 4 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Learning Steps Maidstone take?
Early Learning Steps Maidstone is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Early Learning Steps Maidstone?
Early Learning Steps Maidstone is run by Early Learning Steps Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Early Learning Steps Maidstone?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2538829 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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