Childcare in Hailsham
Hailsham has 7 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 15 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across East Sussex there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across East Sussex, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 65 school nursery classes across East Sussex, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Kiddie Capers, Hailsham Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Wraparound Care at Hellingly Community Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kiddie Capers, Hailsham Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Busy Bees at Hailsham Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened VIM Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Knockhatch Ski Activities Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kiddie Capers, Hailsham Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bright Sparks at Herstmonceux Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Active Education Sussex Holiday Camp - Hailsham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Hawkes Farm BN27 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed E G Hockey Academy Llp At Bede's Senior School Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Summer Adventure Camp at Hailsham CC Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hailsham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hailsham take funded hours?
7 of the 23 settings in Hailsham are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Hailsham take babies?
16 settings in Hailsham are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Hailsham?
East Sussex has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Hailsham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.