Early Years Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bexhill-On-Sea 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 2005, with 40 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
TN40 2PUWhat 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, 17 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children come into the nursery with pleasure and enthusiasm. They independently follow established routines, hanging up their coats and bags. Children eagerly greet their friends and staff alike. They are happy and clearly feel safe and secure in this friendly and nurturing nursery. Children behave well. Where there are disagreements, staff deal with these sensitively and skilfully. They encourage children to speak about their feelings, supporting their understanding of how their actions impact on how others might feel. Children demonstrate a willingness to share and take turns. For example, when playing with bubbles, children hand the bottle to a friend saying, 'your turn'. They play collaboratively together, excitedly finding the 'king' scorpions in the soil and discussing the part of the scorpion that stings, which the children call 'stingers'.
Children are provided with a healthy diet. They understand the importance of eating healthily. Children are developing good oral hygiene practices, cleaning their teeth after lunch. Outside, children have wide ranging opportunities to develop physically in the fresh air and in an indoor soft-play area. Outside, they practise their balancing skills and use the ride-on toys and bicycles to skilfully negotiate the space to avoid crashes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help them understand how to more effectively focus curriculum planning on the intent for children's learning.
- 17 April 2023Good
- 18 April 2017Good
- 21 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Early Years Nursery
- 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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