Ferry Road Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rye for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2002, with 42 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
TN31 7DNWhat 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.
- 5 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery happily, secure in the knowledge that they are safe and secure. Warm and trusting relationships are evident between the children and the adults. Children often seek comfort and reassurance from their key person.
Children learn to share and take turns. For instance, they use a timer to wait for their turn on the trampoline and share the water to paint the play house. Children know how to behave and follow the established routines. On the rare occasions children misbehave, staff carefully explain why particular behaviours are not acceptable.
Children of all ages enjoy sharing books with each other and with the adults. They curl up in the cosy book corners to share stories and rhymes. Children can concentrate for lengthy periods of time and have positive attitudes. The youngest children look at the pictures and help to turn the pages. Older children make comments about the characters and join in with repeated refrains. In the preschool room, children engage in activities related to their favourite stories, such as pouring tea for the tiger. Outside, children ride bicycles of appropriate size and enjoy playing on the see-saw. This helps to support their physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider children's specific learning needs when planning activities to ensure they consistently and precisely target these and provide challenge n allow children time to respond to questions before supplying a response.
- 3 January 2023Good
- 13 April 2017Good
- 10 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ferry Road 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.