Sessional pre-school in Allington, Kent
Playhouse Preschool
Allington Community Association, Castle Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PZ · 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
Allington Community Association, Castle Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PZ · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Barming24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Kilndown Close and Stansted Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ringlestone Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Playhouse Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Allington Community Association, Castle Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PZ, in Allington, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playhouse PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees at Maidstone OakwoodFull-day nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Alphabets NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Allington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- Palace Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Serenity School Maidstone ages 5–18 0.7 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- St Paul's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.3 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 Playhouse Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playhouse Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playhouse Preschool take?
Playhouse Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playhouse Preschool?
Barming is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playhouse Preschool?
You can call 07761 697295 and visit playhousepreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY448617 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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