Amberley Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bexhill-On-Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2001, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept both 15 and 30 hours of funding for three year olds. We also have spaces for 2 year old funding.
Worth knowing. Availability is very limited for fully-funded spaces, there are also places for families who pay an optional contribution towards consumables, through the Integrated Care Package.
What childcare usually costs in East Sussex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Sussex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TN40 1QFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 13 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages and abilities settle well and are happy at the nursery. They excitedly engage in challenging activities that staff carefully plan for them. For example, during outdoor activities, older children use real tools to whittle wood and enjoy pond dipping activities where they excitedly find newts. Younger children are keen to use their senses. For instance, they investigate how different items feel, such as foam and shredded paper. All children develop good social skills. They know what is expected of them. Therefore, they are polite and behave very well.
Children develop a good understanding of the benefits of healthy eating. They grow their own produce, including cherries, pears and plums, on their trees in the garden. Children of all ages develop good physical skills. For example, younger children confidently use slides and crawl through tunnels. Older children are confident to use challenging equipment, such as climbing walls and cargo nets, and they swing and move across monkey bars. Staff use additional funding effectively to meet the individual learning needs of children. For instance, they have purchased physical play equipment to help them gain confidence in moving their bodies in different ways and building their core strength.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully understand the importance of ensuring that children consistently follow good hygiene routines n encourage children to complete tasks they are capable of and to be more independent.
- 13 April 2022Good
- 5 December 2016Good
- 19 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Amberley Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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