Sessional pre-school in Shepway, Kent
Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club
Maidstone YMCA, Melrose Close, Cripple Street, Maidstone, ME15 6BD · 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
Maidstone YMCA, Melrose Close, Cripple Street, Maidstone, ME15 6BD · More nurseries in ME15
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Swan, Anglesey Avenue and Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hayle Park10 min walk
- South Park11 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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Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club is a sessional pre-school at Maidstone YMCA, Melrose Close, Cripple Street, Maidstone, ME15 6BD, in Shepway, Kent. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 (November 2026). It is run by Maidstone YMCA.
Run by Maidstone YMCA (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Tiger Cubs Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Early Learning Steps MaidstoneSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Harlequin Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Smarties NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Fawns Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tiger Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Five Acre Wood School ages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Loose Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Leigh Academy Oaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- South Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club Good at its inspection on 30 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club take?
Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club?
Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club is run by Maidstone YMCA, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Maidstone Nursery Pre-School and Holiday Club?
You can call 01622 749404 and visit www.maidstoneymca.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY419802 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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