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Day nursery in St. Leonards-On-Sea

Jigsaw YMCA Ltd

GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in St. Leonards-On-Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2000, with 50 places.

Call 01424 201001

Cost

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

£6.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.30an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
50 placesLarge for England
How long open
26 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Y Sportscentre, St. Pauls Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6RS

Where it is

TN37 6RS
Ofsted URN 508971On the register since 21 December 2000
Ofsted

What 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, 13 March 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress with their communication and language skills. Staff use a range of ways to help children communicate, such as visual timetables and picture cards.

This helps children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to understand what comes next and communicate their needs. Additionally, staff provide cosy areas for children to chat and play together.

Children enjoy many opportunities to develop their early literacy skills and develop a love of reading. This is seen when babies snuggle in with staff to listen to familiar stories. Staff have planned the environment so that books are available in all areas.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- improve staff understanding of when to adapt routines to help children remain engaged in their play and learning.

  • 13 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
  • 22 May 2019Good
  • 16 April 2015Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Jigsaw YMCA Ltd

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Jigsaw YMCA Ltd

Day nursery · Y Sportscentre, St. Pauls Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6RS

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm50 placesOpen for decades

Park Road Under Fives

Day nursery · Park Road Methodist Church, Upper Park Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6SJ

GoodTakes funded hours£24.00 a dayBirth to 5From 2 years08:30 to 15:00, 4 days a week49 placesOpen for decades
0.2 mi
3 min walk
01424443030Their website

Artemis St Leonards

Day nursery · 29 Chapel Park Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6HR

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from a few weeks old08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.9 Google, 1131 placesOpen for decades

Jigsaw Day Nursery

Day nursery · 4 Cumberland Gardens, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0QL

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 9 monthsOpen all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesOpen for decades

Fellowship of St Nicholas

Day nursery · St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6AS

Report card Feb 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 4.6 Google, 1742 placesOpen for decades

Silverhill Playgroup

Day nursery · St. Lukes Church Hall, Alma Terrace, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6QT

GoodBirth to 8+09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week30 placesOpen for decades
0.5 mi
10 min walk
07939113303

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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