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Pennies at Newnham Court

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
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3.6(5 Google reviews) ·Newnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Maidstone, ME14 5LH · Kent
Number of places
131 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Pennies at Newnham Court is a purpose-built nursery located between Maidstone and Bearsted, which first opened its doors in 2005. The facility is designed to a high specification, featuring air-conditioned spaces, under-floor heating, and two fully equipped kitchens.

Families often describe the environment as welcoming, bright, and lively, complemented by extensive gardens and outdoor play areas. " In addition to nursery services, the site also accommodates Breakfast, After School, and Holiday clubs, catering to a wider range of childcare needs.

The day nursery is part of the larger Pennies Day Nurseries group, which has been providing childcare for 25 years and is dedicated to offering a variety of childcare options. They also emphasise nutrition and sustainability across their nurseries.

What it's like

Children of all ages are happy and settled at the warm and inviting nursery. They are confident and independent. Children gain good social skills and develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles.

Purpose-built facilityOfsted rated GoodExtensive gardens and outdoor playBreakfast, After School and Holiday clubs

Pricing & funding

Fees are billed monthly in advance, calculated from a weekly rate over 51 weeks of the year. Charges include all meals, nappies, formula, and wipes. A discount is offered for full-time attendance and for siblings.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Fees are payable one month in advance, calculated as weekly charge multiplied by 51 weeks and divided by 12.
  • Fees include all meals, premium brand nappies, formula milk, and wipes.
  • The nursery is closed on bank holidays (normal charges apply) and between Christmas and New Year.
  • No exchanges, credits, or refunds are given for sickness or holidays.
  • A sibling discount is available for the chargeable hours of a second child.
  • An average discount of 15% is applied to full-time fees.

Key facts

Food

All meals (breakfast, lunch, tea) and premium brand nappies included.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7am until 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2005

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pennies at Newnham Court

Last inspected 10 March 2022

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children of all ages are happy and settled at the warm and inviting nursery. They are confident and independent. Children gain good social skills and develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles.

Inspector highlights

  • Children of all ages are happy and settled at the warm and inviting nursery.
  • Children excitedly engage in challenging activities that staff carefully plan for them.
  • Children gain good social skills and happily play together.
  • Children develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles and gain good physical skills.
  • Staff establish secure and trusting relationships with children and plan activities that interest and motivate them.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve the organisation of the lunchtime routine for babies to ensure that they are happy and engaged during this time
  • 2develop a more consistent approach to the sharing of information with other settings children attend.
Inspection #10149815 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children in receipt of additional funding are supported through carefully considered equipment that matches their individual learning needs. This helps all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children of all ages gain good physical skills. For example, they confidently use slides, crawl through tunnels, climb up climbing walls and balance on large tyres. The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor learning environments and carried out a joint observation on an outdoor communication activity.

Google Reviews of Pennies at Newnham Court

3.6
(5 Google reviews)
Mirela Balabanova-Kehayova
a year ago

My daughter attend nursery already around 10months. Her settling was so hard, she was breastfeed for 2years and it was so hard for her without me. But the staff was so helpful. That to Hannah and Rachel for their patient and professional work. Rayana now is so happy when is day for nursery and can’t wait to see her friends! She start to speaking english as well. Thank you!

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Magdalena Kaiser
a year ago

Our experience with Pennies at Newnham Court in Maidstone has been extremely poor and concerning. Pennies absolutely do not provide the service you pay for. We have found Pennies to be focussed solely on making profit, not on supporting the individual child’s development. Our daughter was never happy there and most things you get told during the nursery tour in terms of what you get for your money (like messages and pictures during the day about how your child is getting on etc.) don’t actually happen. Extremely disappointed to say the least.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2011

  • March 2022Good
  • September 2016Good
  • February 2014Good
  • January 2011Good

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