Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Eastbourne for children from birth to 8+, open 08:15 to 14:15, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 1995, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 39 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £21.00excluding Tuesdays £28.00excluding Tuesdays £35.00excluding Tuesdays £42.00excluding Tuesdays | £7.00 |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.08 to £7.00 a week voluntary contributionincludes consumables; food and non-consumables; health
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours universal funding for 3-4 year olds, up to 30 hours working parents funding, and 2-year funding.
Worth knowing. Funded hours can be used for any of our opening hours, including Breakfast Club. The first consecutive hours will be funded and then any additional required hours will be billed to you. Voluntary contribution of £7 per term for consumables.
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
BN20 9HTWhat 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, 14 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school environment is alive with the sound of children laughing, talking and singing. Children are extremely enthusiastic and independent learners. They confidently explore the resources and activities that staff set out each day. Staff provide an exciting and carefully targeted range of activities and experiences that successfully capture and maintain children's imaginations. For example, through ongoing monitoring and self-evaluation, staff have identified scope to expose children to more written numbers. As two-year-old children eagerly scoop and dig in sand, they are delighted to discover the large, shiny gel numbers that staff have hidden. They become engrossed in the process of excavating their found treasures.
Staff skilfully implement their intended learning as they introduce the idea that numbers have names, just like the children and their friends.
As they journey through the pre-school, children develop a wealth of knowledge and practical skills that prepare them exceptionally well for the next stages of their education. Older children very confidently use the skills that they have developed and honed over time to complete ambitious and complex tasks. For example, a card-making station is a hive of activity as children busily design, fold, cut, tape and glue with tremendous proficiency.
- 14 December 2023Outstanding
- 1 February 2018Good
- 21 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group
- 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 £7.00 an hour 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.