Full-day nursery in Grove Green, Kent
Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School
Vinters Park Community Centre, Aldon Close, Maidstone, ME14 5QF · 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 November 1982Reference 127783Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 March 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
Vinters Park Community Centre, Aldon Close, Maidstone, ME14 5QF · More nurseries in ME14
Stations
- Maidstone East21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Centre, Crayford Close and Blendon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Vinters Park Community Centre, Aldon Close, Maidstone, ME14 5QF, in Grove Green, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- St Paul's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Sandling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Leigh Academy Bearsted Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Serenity School Maidstone ages 5–18 1.1 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 20 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School take?
Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School?
Maidstone East is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School?
You can call 01622 671131 and visit woodlandsunder5spreschool.org.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127783 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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