Childcare in Wadhurst
Wadhurst has 3 day nurseries, 1 school nursery class and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 3 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 2 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.
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.
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education WAC - Stonegate CofE Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Wadhurst
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Wadhurst take funded hours?
3 of the 5 settings in Wadhurst 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wadhurst rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 3 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wadhurst hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wadhurst take babies?
4 settings in Wadhurst 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 Wadhurst?
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 Wadhurst
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.