Full-day nursery in Ryarsh, Kent
Pippins Preschool
Community Centre, Beadsman Crescent, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FB · 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 July 2013Reference EY461890Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 December 2022Food 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
Community Centre, Beadsman Crescent, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FB · More nurseries in ME19
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Leybourne Chase Costcutter.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leybourne Chase1 min walk
- walled garden2 min walk
- Playground2 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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Pippins Preschool is a full-day nursery at Community Centre, Beadsman Crescent, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FB, in Ryarsh, Kent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.1 miles
- Ryarsh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Offham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.5 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 Pippins Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pippins Preschool Good at its inspection on 9 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pippins Preschool take?
Pippins Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pippins Preschool?
West Malling is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pippins Preschool?
You can call 07468 426755 and visit www.pippins-preschool.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 EY461890 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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