Full-day nursery in Tovil, Kent
Smarties Nursery
Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL · 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 March 2019Reference 2502387Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 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
Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL · More nurseries in ME15
Stations
- Maidstone West16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheal's Crescent, Postley Road and Armstrong Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Park5 min walk
- Collis (Millennium Green)5 min walk
- Hayle Park9 min walk
- Mote Park11 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.
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Smarties Nursery is a full-day nursery at Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL, in Tovil, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Edseco Ltd.
Run by Edseco Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smarties NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Townsend Montessori @ MaidstoneFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Tiny Treasures PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- South Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Five Acre Wood School ages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Tiger Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 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 Smarties Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smarties Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smarties Nursery take?
Smarties Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Smarties Nursery?
Smarties Nursery is run by Edseco Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Smarties Nursery?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smarties Nursery?
You can call 01622 692374 and visit www.smartiesnurserymaidstone.com.
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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 2502387 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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