Artemis Hastings
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Hastings for babies from a few weeks old up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2010, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Eligible working parents of children from 9 months to under 5 years of age will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare each week. We either offer this as a 30 hour a week package [you are able to do more] for 38 weeks of the year and parents are expected to pay for the remaining 13 weeks. We also do a 25 hour per week stretched offer which can either be all year round or term time only and is across.
Worth knowing. Parents are expected to pay for the remaining 13 weeks.
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
TN34 3NGWhat 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, 28 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families are warmly greeted at this friendly setting. Staff know children well and invite them to play. Children delight in jumping in puddles outside and pretending to be crocodiles, laughing with their friends. This supports children's social skills positively. Staff plan a range of activities based on children's needs and interests. For example, children enjoy making play dough cakes and staff skilfully support them to roll out the dough and count as they do it. Activities of this type effectively help to develop children's mathematical knowledge. Children enjoy making craft creations to celebrate Chinese New Year, talking with staff about their friends different cultures. This contributes to children's understanding of and respect for others.
Staff plan an ambitious curriculum. They ensure children build on skills throughout their time at the setting. For example, babies smile as they explore noodles, developing their fine motor skills. Older children maintain attention and concentration when squeezing pipettes to make bubbles. These activities help promote children's physical skills successfully. Staff have high expectations for children. They praise and encourage them frequently, celebrating their achievements. Babies are nurtured and content. This helps promote children's positive self-esteem and emotional well-being. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. All children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the organisation of mealtime routines to more fully support children's engagement and focus.
- 28 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 29 August 2019Good
- 24 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Artemis Hastings
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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