Ashdown Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Forest Row for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2019, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
RH18 5ATWhat 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.
- 21 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 21 December 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the setting and quickly settle within their age-group room or in the dining room having breakfast. Children separate with ease from their parents, and staff are on hand to offer effective support. This enables children to be confident in their base rooms and be ready for their activities of the day. There is an effective rhythm to children's days at nursery, enabling them to feel safe and secure. Staff use repetition as a tool to aid in this process, to further enhance children's learning. Babies sleep and rest according to their own routines, and they receive support from their key person to doze off quickly. Staff readily support older babies to undertake tasks to increase their independence and understanding of following instructions. For example, they help to put away younger babies' slippers.
Children relish being in the woodland areas, on walks in the countryside and playing in the garden. Toddlers take great delight in their task for finding sticks in the woodland for their project. Staff are consistent in their reminders to children for safety. This helps children to understand about their own safety and that of others.
Children learn through effective teaching to be independent and to work together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- revise times of the day when there is a changeover of activities, specifically to further improve the experience for the youngest children n explore more ways to further embrace children's home cultures and heritages to strengthen their sense of belonging.
- 17 April 2024Good
- 25 October 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ashdown Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.