Childcare in Hastings
Hastings has 7 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 9 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.
4 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 The Kids Collective Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Whitehall Nursery School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Kids Collective Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hastings
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hastings take funded hours?
10 of the 24 settings in Hastings 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Hastings rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hastings hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hastings take babies?
18 settings in Hastings 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 Hastings?
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 Hastings
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.