Horam Community Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Horam for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 1977, with 29 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
TN21 0JEWhat 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.
- 23 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and are greeted at the door. With support, they hang up their bags and find their name badge to self-register. Children choose what they want to play with and engage well in the activities that have been set up for them.
For example, children put on aprons and paint autumnal pictures. They talk to each other about their pictures and what colour they make when they mix the paints together.
Children have free-flow access to an outdoor space during the day. They enjoy mixing mud and water to create pretend cakes. Children are supported well to take turns and share the resources. They are encouraged to think about the other children and how to include them in their play. Children practise their physical skills and balance while outside. They bounce on large bouncy balls and are reminded how to do this safely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop how the curriculum is implemented, to build on what children already know and support the different ways children learn n use opportunities within the routines of the day to support and encourage children's language further, particularly older children.
- 19 October 2022Good
- 3 May 2022Inadequate
- 8 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Horam Community Pre-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.