Camelot Kids
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Eastbourne for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2015, with 59 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours paid for by the government for three or four-year-olds.
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
BN21 2BUWhat 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 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, learn and develop well in this nurturing nursery. They benefit greatly from the care given by staff, who accept children's differences and value each child as an individual.
For example, children who find it difficult to come into the nursery are given time to settle with a member of staff in a calming sensory space. Children make friends and quickly become part of the nursery 'family'. Babies form trusting relationships with the attentive staff and show they feel safe. For example, they practise walking from one member of staff to another and laugh when they succeed. Older children show a strong sense of belonging as they sit happily together to sing 'hello' at group times and enjoy a story.
Children choose from a range of well-thought-out activities in the inviting environment. This is carefully planned to encourage conversation and independent exploration through activities that spark curiosity and interest. For example, children explore the smell and feel of different herbs. They practise the skill of cutting them and discover what happens when they add herbs to play dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the routines of the day to allow the maximum time for children to focus on their play and develop their learning n strengthen the planning system to help ensure activities for younger children are consistently appropriate and motivating for them.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 20 September 2017Good
- 6 February 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Camelot Kids
- 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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