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Pink Elephants Nursery in Maidstone

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2021)
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4.3(28 parent reviews) ·Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG · Kent
Number of places
46 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2021
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Pink Elephants Nursery offers comprehensive childcare across four locations: Maidstone, Chislehurst, Bickley, and Bromley, catering to children up to five years old. The nursery focuses on holistic development, promoting a balance of outdoor activities, fresh air, and stimulating learning experiences.

They encourage children to explore and investigate, fostering individual growth within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The nursery prides itself on its passionate and caring approach, offering full-time childcare for 51 weeks a year and supporting families with various funding options.

They provide nutritional, home-cooked food, and all staff are fully first aid trained and highly qualified. Emphasising safety and well-being, Pink Elephants Nursery ensures a nurturing environment with a wide range of weekly activities to keep children engaged and active.

Our ethos

Pink Elephants Nursery focusses on holistic development and individual growth within the EYFS framework, encouraging children to explore and investigate. They describe their approach as passionate and caring, aiming to foster a nurturing environment through a balance of outdoor activities, fresh air, and stimulating learning experiences.

What it's like

Children are happy, confident and self-assured in this nursery. Staff provide them with a secure and well-organised environment. A wide range of interesting activities are attractively laid out, which ignite children's curiosity and invite them to play and learn.

Full-time childcare 51 weeks a yearEYFS-aligned curriculumNutritional, home-cooked foodOutdoor play dailyFirst aid trained staff

Pricing & funding

Fees include all meals, snacks, drinks, baby milk, nappies, and wipes. The nursery charges an hourly rate for children aged two to five during core hours, with funding applicable flexibly across weekly schedules subject to consumable charges covering extras.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees include Aptamil baby milk, snacks, drinks, hot lunches, dinners, nappies, and wipes.
  • An administration fee is required to secure a nursery place.
  • A refundable deposit is required for Maidstone, waived for Free for 2's funding places.
  • Consumable charges apply to funded hours to cover meals, additional resources, and extra classes.
  • Funding can be used flexibly, with hours deducted from weekly schedules to suit parents.

Key facts

Food

All snacks, drinks, hot lunches and dinners included, along with Aptamil milk for babies. Nappies and wipes are also included. Meals include breakfast (for those dropped off before 8:30 am), mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon tea, and a light snack for those staying past 5:30 pm.

Opening hours

7:30 am - 6:30 pm (Chislehurst); 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Maidstone, for funded hours)

Age range

Babies to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pink Elephants Nursery

Last inspected 18 August 2021 · Kimberley Luckham

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 are happy, confident and self-assured in this nursery. Staff provide them with a secure and well-organised environment. A wide range of interesting activities are attractively laid out, which ignite children's curiosity and invite them to play and learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, confident and self-assured.
  • Staff provide a secure and well-organised environment with a wide range of interesting activities.
  • Children have very close relationships with the caring staff team.
  • Leaders have high expectations of staff, who provide an inclusive environment and value every child's uniqueness.
  • The outside area has been significantly enhanced, with outdoor learning spaces and plentiful resources.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to develop their questioning skills to ensure they give children time and opportunity to answer their questions fully and express their reasoning
  • 2build on the information shared with parents to help them support children's learning at home.
Inspection #10198655 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise the quality of care their children receive.

They appreciate how happy and confident their children are at the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Adaptations are made to benefit children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. As a result, children are making good progress to move on to the next stage in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children have lots of opportunities for fresh air and exercise. They ride on wheeled toys and explore climbing equipment. The outside area has been significantly enhanced. Outdoor learning spaces and plentiful resources allow children to play and explore.

Parent Reviews of Pink Elephants Nursery

4.3
(28)
Liuba Bitca
3 years ago

My little one enjoy the nursery so much, he always running ahead when we go there. Staf is worm with kids and dedicated to their job

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Nicky C
3 years ago

2 of my children have been with this nursery and my youngest currently is. Friendly staff, my children loved it, highly recommended

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Kristian Smith
7 years ago

Boxing club has proven to be popular with my daughter. She loves it and is encouraged by her peers.

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Dil kumari Gurung
a year ago

Teacher are very friendly my boy love to go nursery

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A L
8 years ago

Wish there were more groups and classes at this children center as it's the only one this end of town.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 August 2021

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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