Sessional pre-school in Shepway, Kent
Nellies Pre-School
Shepway Youth And Community Centre, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7JN · 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 November 2015Reference EY496537Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 January 2016Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Shepway Youth And Community Centre, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7JN · More nurseries in ME15
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Derby Road, Suffolk Road and Kent Avenue Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mote Park6 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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Nellies Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Shepway Youth And Community Centre, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7JN, in Shepway, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellies Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Leigh Academy Oaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 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 0.4 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Five Acre Wood School ages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Tiger Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Senacre Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- South Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 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 Nellies Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nellies Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nellies Pre-School take?
Nellies Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Nellies Pre-School?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nellies Pre-School?
You can call 07597 488369.
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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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496537 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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