Claverham Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Battle for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:15 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1995, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £7.05No funded hours available £8.80No funded hours available £21.00Can be taken as 3 funded hours £28.009.00 – 1.00, 4 hrs £49.009.00 – 4.00, 7 hrs | £7.00All Rooms |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- 50% deposit on a month’s fees for non-funded hours includingchildren who do not have a valid code or attend more hours than are, refundable, includes meals
- £250.00 deposit to reserve a place for children already in receiptchildren already in receipt of a funding code for a totally funded, refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.80 Breakfast and teaeach meal
- £3.10 Hot cooked lunch provided by nursery
- £20.00 late payment chargewhen a second reminder is sent
- £20.00 late feeIf you arrive late to pick up your child
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Funding can be taken over the 38 funding term time weeks. Parents may access funded hours across any 9.00 – 4.00 session up to 15 or 30 hours per week, subject to availability.
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
TN33 0HTWhat 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.
- 11 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident, happy and secure in their play at the setting. They develop close friendships with their peers, sharing experiences and playing together.
Children make close bonds with staff, even those who are new to the setting. They gain reassurance through cuddles, eye contact and comfort to develop confidence to try new experiences.
Children are eager to learn. They question, show intrigue and curiosity in what others are doing. Children think critically, asking how things work and why. For example, they question why some cars fit down the tube and others get stuck, explaining this to others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop staff confidence in their abilities and their knowledge of the children in their care to further support their next steps in their learning n provide ongoing opportunities for children to experience the next place for their learning and to extend and challenge their development.
- 10 January 2023Good
- 20 April 2017Good
- 14 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Claverham Day Nursery
- 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.
- 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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