Childcare in Lewes
Lewes has 7 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 16 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.
5 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 2026Opened V.I.M Camps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Wraparound Care at Barcombe C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Wraparound Care at Iford and Kingston CofE Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Yippee Club Mid Sussex Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed ZigZag Out Of School Clubs (St Pancras) Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kiddie Capers Childcare Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Mohair Centre Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier Wraparound Care at Barcombe C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier Wraparound Care at Iford and Kingston CofE Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Outdoors Project at Ringmer Primary and Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Outdoors Project at South Malling Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Mohair Centre Holiday Playscheme, After School Club & Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Lewes
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Lewes take funded hours?
11 of the 32 settings in Lewes 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Lewes rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in Lewes hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Lewes take babies?
22 settings in Lewes 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 Lewes?
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 Lewes
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.