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Precious Gems Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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3.7(21 parent reviews)
·Rotary House, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL · Kent
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Precious Gems Day Nursery, founded by Julie Marsh, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children in West Malling. Drawing on Julie's extensive experience as a childminder, the nursery is committed to offering a personalised and inclusive educational experience.

They focus on fostering independence, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning through tailored programmes and state-of-the-art facilities. The nursery emphasises safety with comprehensive protocols and a DBS-checked team, and promotes healthy eating habits through nutritionally balanced, chef-prepared meals.

Precious Gems also prioritises community and environmental awareness, incorporating outdoor activities and cultural events. They aim to create a strong foundation for children's development, preparing them for future success while supporting their emotional well-being.

Our ethos

Precious Gems Day Nursery is committed to offering a personalised and inclusive educational experience, fostering independence, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning through tailored programmes. They aim to create a strong foundation for children's development and support their emotional well-being.

What it's like

The calm and nurturing staff welcome children warmly and establish strong bonds, providing consistent routines that meet children's needs effectively. Staff plan a curriculum that supports learning from the outset, tailoring activities to individual interests and developmental stages, and providing extra support when needed. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning, behaving well, and engaging in focused and creative exploration, fostering curiosity and a love of learning.

Nutritionally balanced mealsEYFS-aligned curriculumOutdoor activitiesSpecialised SEND staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Nutritionally balanced, chef-prepared meals and snacks are included in the childcare fees. Meals are seasonal and cater to dietary needs, with a 5-week rolling menu. Water is available all day at drinking stations.

Opening hours

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Precious Gems Day Nursery

Last inspected 12 June 2025 · Alison Martin

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

The calm and nurturing staff welcome children warmly and establish strong bonds, providing consistent routines that meet children's needs effectively. Staff plan a curriculum that supports learning from the outset, tailoring activities to individual interests and developmental stages, and providing extra support when needed. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning, behaving well, and engaging in focused and creative exploration, fostering curiosity and a love of learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff ensure the curriculum for children's learning is well-sequenced.
  • Staff plan stimulating activities that promote children's thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Staff implement routines that support children's health, safety and independence skills.
  • Children delight in the many sensory experiences that staff provide.
  • Staff foster strong partnerships with parents from the outset.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop the curriculum to help children explore the different languages, cultures and backgrounds that reflect their lives and the lives of others in modern Britain
  • 2provide children with information to help them understand how they can use online devices safely.
Inspection #10408422 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff notice when children are at risk of falling behind in their learning and quickly put in extra support to help them make progress. They use any additional funding to provide resources tailored to the needs of individual children.

Outdoor space

Staff organise outdoor play to help children develop healthy habits, such as taking part in physical exercise. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Precious Gems Day Nursery

3.7
(21)
Olivia
5 months ago

Our baby girl has just left the baby room now and we are so pleased and happy with her progress. The staff are always so friendly and have a genuine interest in the children. My daughter has really grown and developed since starting here last year. She’s learnt so much and loves her friends. She gets excited to go to nursery which is lovely to see. Highly recommend the baby room and she is excited for big girl room next year. Special thank you to Megan, Katie and Becca for helping her to grow :-)

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Bianca Searle
6 months ago

Absolutely fantastic nursery. My daughter started at 6 months and is still really enjoyed it. She’s nearly 2 now! She comes home always showing signs of development which is brilliant. The staff are caring and I’ve been very happy with all of her key workers. The app they use is great for updates and keeping me informed during the day. Thanks so much all, Bianca

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Libby H
a year ago

We visited numerous nurseries before finding Precious Gems, and we couldn’t be happier with our choice. After having to remove our son from a well-known chain nursery, we were determined to find a place that was not only a safe environment but also fostered his learning and development. From the moment we toured Precious Gems, we knew it was the right fit. The staff were incredibly informative, welcoming, and clearly passionate about what they do. The facilities far exceeded those of other nurseries we had considered. Becka and her team have been fantastic with our son. We receive daily updates on his activities, and the app makes it easy to communicate with the team. We especially love how each day brings a new, engaging activity tailored to the children, showing just how invested the staff are in their care and development. We would highly recommend Precious Gems to other parents. Unlike other nurseries that can feel impersonal, here we truly feel that the staff care about every child rather than just treating them as a number. A wonderful nursery that provides a nurturing, engaging, and safe environment—we couldn’t ask for more!

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Charlotte Young
a year ago

My 15 month old has been attending Precious Gems for 3 months now and loves it. When we get the photos and videos at the end of the day we love looking through them and seeing how happy she is and what activities she has been involved in that day and if there is anything we can mimic at home such as singing the same songs. The team at Precious Gems are lovely, really easy to communicate with and seem to really enjoy what they do which is something we did not find everywhere when we were looking at nurseries. The nursery itself is laid out nicely with plenty of space and feels considered. I particularly like that Precious Gems is set up by Julie who has been a childminder herself and is present at the nursery quite often. When I first started dropping off at the nursery it was quite challenging emotionally but the ladies made it easier and now my daughter goes to them happily which I think speaks volumes. Everything that happens throughout the day is logged in the portal which is great for me as I like to know, and also take comfort in seeing, that things are running normally. Handing your child over to someone else to take care of is a huge deal and it’s really important for parents to feel confident that their child is in good hands which I do.

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Megan
10 months ago

My 3 year old son has been attending Precious Gems Nursery since January of this year and I cannot rate them highly enough. The staff are professional, enthusiastic and really care about every child's wellbeing. From his first settle session, my son loved coming here, which speaks volumes about the calm and homely environment that has been created. His confidence has blossomed and he tells me all about his friends and everything they have learned and explored that day. Activities are enriching and fun whilst being educational and every child is included and celebrated. Communication has always been at the forefront; I get hand overs about his day and am updated on the tapestry app throughout his time in nursery, with daily photos of what he has been up to. He is provided with nutritious snacks and a wonderful varied menu, which I'm quite often told he's had second (and third) helpings of! Precious Gems has really exceeded all my expectations. I'm so glad he has found somewhere he can grow and learn, to appropriately prepare him for primary school.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

12 June 2025

Good

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

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