Full-day nursery in Maidstone, Kent
Pink Elephants Nursery
Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG · 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 April 2019Reference 2507597Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 November 2025Food 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
Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG · More nurseries in ME14
Stations
- Maidstone East8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Maidstone Barracks15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Maidstone West21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Esso Garage, The Dog and Gun and Hedley Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trinity Park8 min walk
- Brenchley Gardens8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Pink Elephants Nursery is a full-day nursery at Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG, in Maidstone, Kent. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 28 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Pink Elephants Nursery Ltd.
Run by Pink Elephants Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Pink Elephants NurseryThis 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
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Serenity School Maidstone ages 5–18 0.5 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Sandling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 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 Pink Elephants Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pink Elephants Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pink Elephants Nursery take?
Pink Elephants Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Pink Elephants Nursery?
Pink Elephants Nursery is run by Pink Elephants Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pink Elephants Nursery?
Maidstone East is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pink Elephants Nursery?
You can call 01622 676118 and visit pinkelephantsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2507597 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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