Full-day nursery in West Malling, Kent
Precious Gems Day Nursery
Rotary House, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL · 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 September 2024Reference 2797353Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 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
Rotary House, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL · More nurseries in ME19
Stations
- West Malling16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street and Town Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Macey's Meadow1 min walk
- The Village Green6 min walk
- Manor Park Country Park7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Precious Gems Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rotary House, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL, in West Malling, Kent. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 28 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Gems Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Quackers Nursery & Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | 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
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- 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 0.8 miles
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Offham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Ryarsh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.4 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 Precious Gems Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Precious Gems Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Precious Gems Day Nursery take?
Precious Gems Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Precious Gems Day Nursery?
West Malling is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Precious Gems Day Nursery?
You can call 01732 796965 and visit www.preciousgemsnursery.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 2797353 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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