Little Explorers Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in St Leonards-On-Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £64.00 a day for 0 – 23 Months, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2020, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 23 Monthsbirth to 2y | £64.0008.30 – 16.00 £77.0008.00 – 18.00 | £49.5008.00 – 13.00 or 13.00 – 18.00, 5 hrs | £10.75 | £374.00Full Time | |
| 24 + Months | £55.0008.30 – 16.00 £67.0008.00 – 18.00 | £42.0008.00 – 13.00 or 13.00 – 18.00, 5 hrs | £9.90 | £341.00Full Time |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Holding feeif child is accessing funded only sessions, refundable
- £30.00 Registration feenot refundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.95 a session 1 Snackper completely Funded session, includes 1 Snack
- £2.75 a session 2 Snacksper completely Funded session, includes 2 Snacks
- £3.00 a session Breakfast & 1 Snackper completely Funded session, includes Breakfast & 1 Snack
- £3.85 a session Breakfast & 2 Snacksper completely Funded session, includes Breakfast & 2 Snacks
- £5.50 to £8.25 a half day All: this charge covers the cost of; Breakfast, Snacksper completely Funded session, includes Breakfast, Snacks, baking, all personal care
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Universal 15 hours to all 3-year-olds and the extended 30-hour Early Years Educational Entitlement (EYEE) for all children who are eligible from the start of the term after they turn 9 months or their second/third birthday.
Worth knowing. Funded Sessions offered – all fully funded sessions have the option to pay for consumables please see additional charges below:
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
TN38 0UHWhat 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 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this homely nursery. Staff are highly attentive to children's needs. They form positive relationships with children, and parents report how much their children enjoy attending. On arrival, babies hold out their arms excitedly, ready to be greeted by staff. There is a busy, vibrant atmosphere within the nursery. Children demonstrate they feel safe and happy.
They approach staff confidently for comfort, when needed, and actively involve staff in their play. For example, they suggest games to play with staff and their ideas are always valued and welcomed.
Babies and children benefit from a wide range of well-planned activities which support their learning needs well. Leaders have high expectations for every child.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of snack time to ensure children remain positively engaged in purposeful learning experiences.
- 13 July 2023Good
- 17 January 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Explorers Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £64.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
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