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Pink Elephants Nursery # Pink Elephants Nursery in Maidstone Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Aug 2021) · 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 - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## 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 year EYFS-aligned curriculum Nutritional, home-cooked food Outdoor play daily First 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-olds 15 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. ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Pink Elephants Nursery Inspection date Aug 2021 Inspection no. 10198655 Lead inspector Kimberley Luckham Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50169324)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2507597) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=pink-elephants-nursery-me14-2ug-2507597) ## 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 - 1 support staff to develop their questioning skills to ensure they give children time and opportunity to answer their questions fully and express their reasoning - 2 build on the information shared with parents to help them support children's learning at home. Inspection #10198655 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50169324) ## 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) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUegInv866zzfTfR33AUZ6ZZXACw1XLJl9mUce2XjIT_BWBk5nW=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2) 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 [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURlbzQyVGdnRRAB!2m1!1s0x4171b847f076d365:0x86fbc1d19020f695) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWJ37iq4ESV-uhg3q4obtVzBODesOj_SXswx2tFp_TV5pU_AmMH=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) 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 [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCb05DOS1RRRAB!2m1!1s0x4171b847f076d365:0x86fbc1d19020f695) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJngzVJhuRDw3cPvEzSdqF7N_4K1rV5ratIZB9CT_1K-AKzfw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) Kristian Smith 7 years ago Boxing club has proven to be popular with my daughter. She loves it and is encouraged by her peers. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNvMC1Mb05nEAE!2m1!1s0x4171b847f076d365:0x86fbc1d19020f695) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL22fM3yBLZiYIWKqxMmI6CDQ-pQtxlv5QiZUm-Su28j3Jsbg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Dil kumari Gurung a year ago Teacher are very friendly my boy love to go nursery [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNQNGRtZml3RRAB!2m1!1s0x4171b847f076d365:0x86fbc1d19020f695) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJ33ZfTxs3iKLZG-1aykEUnaMlkW9Kzj2m1LIf2mzL1KuCpY_xl=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) 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. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURnZ0s2SGR3EAE!2m1!1s0x4171b847f076d365:0x86fbc1d19020f695) Reviews from Google for Pink Elephants Nursery. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9726580926047123093&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) 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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