Bodiam Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bodiam for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £33.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2005, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £33.00 | £16.50half day | £5.50 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.50 a day Rise and Shine Club
- £4.50 a day Lunch Clubcan be added on to either a morning or afternoon session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Full day, half day morning and half day afternoon sessions are fully funded.
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
TN32 5UJWhat 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, 9 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their learning in this welcoming, vibrant and friendly pre-school. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
make good progress in every area of their development through a rich curriculum which staff provide for them. Staff prepare children well for the next stage of their learning, such as going to school. For example, children are encouraged in their mathematical skills as staff hold up fingers for them to count. Staff link counting practice to rhymes, stories and books. Children recognise the number six and explain where they have seen this number before, making a link in their learning.
Staff support children to build caring and respectful relationships. They remind children to listen to each other to ensure that everyone gets a turn to speak.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen interactions so that children, particularly less confident children, fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities n support all staff to focus on the precise skills they want each child to gain, to fully maximise children's learning opportunities.
- 9 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 4 April 2019Good
- 15 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bodiam Pre-School
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £33.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.