Clive Vale Nursery School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hastings for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 2005, with 60 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
TN35 5LNWhat 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.
- 8 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families are warmly greeted at this happy and friendly setting.
Children are met by familiar staff and are eager to play with their friends and explore the activities on offer. Children settle well. Staff promote children's independence. Children wash their own hands and set up for snack. Staff promote children's thinking skills well. For example, they support children to consider how they can make the train track bigger. This encourages children's problem-solving skills. Staff encourage children to keep themselves safe. For example, children know that they should wear warm clothes when playing outside in the cold. They remind each other to put on their coats. This helps promote children's self-care skills.
Staff ensure children have access to a wide range of opportunities to develop their learning. For example, older children spend a long time playing in the role-play café, choosing items from the menu and talking about how much they cost.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - enhance the arrangements to share precise details of the languages that children speak and hear at home with staff to enrich their interactions n review and improve daily routines to minimise disruption to children's learning, particularly during lunch times.
- 30 November 2023Good
- 6 April 2018Good
- 6 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clive Vale Nursery School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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