Sessional pre-school in Allington, Kent
Poplar Pre-School (CIO)
Giddyhorn Lane Pavilion, Poplar Grove, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0DE · 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
Giddyhorn Lane Pavilion, Poplar Grove, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0DE · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Maidstone Barracks17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Barming23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Maidstone East24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ash Grove, Riverhead Close and Sycamore Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Poplar Park1 min walk
- Allington (Millennium Green)6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Poplar Pre-School (CIO) is a sessional pre-school at Giddyhorn Lane Pavilion, Poplar Grove, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0DE, in Allington, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 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
- Palace Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- Allington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Serenity School Maidstone ages 5–18 0.8 miles
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 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 1.0 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 Poplar Pre-School (CIO)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poplar Pre-School (CIO) Good at its inspection on 5 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poplar Pre-School (CIO) take?
Poplar Pre-School (CIO) is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Poplar Pre-School (CIO)?
Maidstone Barracks is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Poplar Pre-School (CIO)?
You can call 01622 763638 and visit poplarpreschool.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 EY495735 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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