Explorers Seaford Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Seaford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2000, with 36 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
BN25 2EEWhat 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, 25 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff are ambitious for all children who attend. They pride themselves on taking the time they need to fully understand the needs of each child. This includes their family context, lived experiences, cultural heritage and what makes them unique. Staff nurture incredibly warm and engaging relationships with children as well as planning a meticulously sequenced curriculum that is tailored to children's individual needs. As a result, children demonstrate they are very settled, have high levels of curiosity and have excellent attitudes to learning as they apply themselves to a variety of thoughtfully planned activities.
Staff have a fully embedded understanding of curriculum priorities and provide children with an extensive range of enriching experiences to successfully build on their existing knowledge and skills. For example, staff recognise the importance of exposing children to high-quality experiences to enhance their communication and language skills. They plan activities that are linked to core books that they teach children and seek highly effective ways to weave themes from the stories within their play. Staff work with children to embed rich-language opportunities in all they do. This includes challenging children to recall stories, re-enact and test out ideas and meet and engage with people in the community, as well as regular visits to explore and find out about the natural world. Staff demonstrate highly effective teaching practice as they skilfully introduce new words and descriptive language that are connected to children's play and learning experiences.
The provision's commitment to special educational needs and/or disabilities and for children and families that need extra support is highly commendable. Senior leaders identify beneficial ways to use funding. This helps children gain positive outcomes in their learning and development. All staff show high levels of professional curiosity and work closely with families, external professionals and the local authority and access initiatives and projects. This helps to ensure that children get the very best start in life with highly effective interventions that support children to make the best progress they are personally capable of.
- 25 February 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 May 2019Outstanding
- 3 December 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Explorers Seaford 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.