Childcare in St. Leonards-On-Sea
St. Leonards-On-Sea has 14 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 8 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £24 to £77, typically £66. 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.
1 setting 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 1066 Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Robsack Wood Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Robsack Wood Nursery, Part Of Robsack Wood Primary Academy Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mini Moo's Preschool Full day care
What people ask about childcare in St. Leonards-On-Sea
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in St. Leonards-On-Sea?
Of the 9 full-day rates published by settings in St. Leonards-On-Sea, the typical price is £66 a day, ranging from £24 to £77. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in St. Leonards-On-Sea take funded hours?
12 of the 24 settings in St. Leonards-On-Sea 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 St. Leonards-On-Sea rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in St. Leonards-On-Sea hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in St. Leonards-On-Sea take babies?
20 settings in St. Leonards-On-Sea 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 St. Leonards-On-Sea?
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.
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