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34 nurseries in Maidstone

Every day nursery in Maidstone on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

34 day nurseries
6 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (3%)
1,920 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Maidstone

The top of our Maidstone ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Maidstone
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Sunrise Day Nursery (Langley) Limited ME17 3LZOutstanding1 July 202546
2Alphabets Nursery ME14 2JPOutstanding23 June 202544
3Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Coxheath ME17 4PSOutstanding7 May 202530
4Harlequin Forest School ME17 4NAOutstanding16 December 202415
5St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School ME15 8NJOutstanding11 May 202330

Day nurseries in Maidstone, best rated first

All 34 day nurseries in Maidstone
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Sunrise Day Nursery (Langley) Limited ME17 3LZOutstanding1 July 202546
2Alphabets Nursery ME14 2JPOutstanding23 June 202544
3Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Coxheath ME17 4PSOutstanding7 May 202530
4Harlequin Forest School ME17 4NAOutstanding16 December 202415
5St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School ME15 8NJOutstanding11 May 202330
6Hemsley House Nursery School ME16 8JSOutstanding16 December 202248
7Ringle Rainbow Nursery ME14 2PYStrong standard in 4 of 625 March 202625
8Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day Nursery and Preschool ME15 9QFGood2 September 202561
9M.A Nursery Ltd ME17 1QQGood30 July 202542
10Blue Sky Day Nursery And Pre School ME16 8QLGood5 June 202536
11Stepping Stones ME14 1UAGood5 June 202524
12Bright Horizons Maidstone Turkey Mill Day Nursery and Preschool ME14 5SFGood14 May 202596
13Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School ME14 5QFGood20 January 202532
14The Wendy House At St Michaels ME16 8BSGood21 November 202444
15Hemsley House Nursery School ME16 8HUGood17 October 202434
16Hunton & Linton Pre-school ME15 0RSGood11 September 202430
17Tiger Cubs Day Nursery ME15 9QLGood1 May 202435
18Townsend Montessori @ Maidstone ME15 6NLGood22 November 202380
19Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Ragstone House ME15 6SAGood16 March 202351
20Weavering Pre-School ME14 5JPGood5 December 202260
21Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4JDGood23 November 202275
22The Nursery at St Peter's Church ME16 0SLGood14 November 2022220
23Brishing Barn Nursery Ltd ME17 4NFGood13 May 202280
24Smarties Nursery ME15 6TLGood20 April 202224
25Busy Bees Day Nursery at Maidstone Hospital ME16 9QQGood11 April 2022112
26Pennies at Newnham Court ME14 5LHGood10 March 2022131
27Pennies Day Nursery Ltd ME14 5JYGood1 December 202155
28Busy Lizzy Nursery Ltd ME16 8NNGood11 October 202132
29Pink Elephants Nursery ME14 2UGGood18 August 202146
30Busy Bees at Maidstone Oakwood ME16 0JNRequires improvement1 September 202565
31Cece's Rainbowkids Centre ME16 8SFNot yet gradedNot yet129
32Owl & Bear Daycare ME15 6SXNot yet gradedNot yet88
33The Right Tuition Company Maidstone ME14 1EDNot yet gradedNot yet
34art-K Maidstone ME14 1JLNot yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Maidstone

Maidstone is in Kent.

Nursery fees in Maidstone

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Maidstone itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Maidstone

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Maidstone as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.