Little Skaters Nursery & Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in St. Leonards-On-Sea for from 1 year up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £65.00 a day for all ages 2 years and above, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2015, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
All day session: 8am – 6pm. £65.00 – All snacks, hot lunch and light tea included
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Government funded sessions for babies (9 months – 2 years old) and all ages 2 years and above, using 2, 3, 5, 7 or 10 hours of funding.
Worth knowing. Special dietary requirements must be provided by parent. Hot meals cost £4.25. Nappies & wipes to be provided by parent.
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 0JPWhat 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, 7 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, entering the setting with confidence and separating from their parents well. They are greeted by friendly staff and settle quickly. Children have developed good bonds with staff, who provide cuddles and reassurance if they become upset. This supports children's emotional well-being, which helps them to feel safe and secure.
Children behave well and are learning to share and take turns. Older children support younger children as they transition between the room and toilets. This shows how children act as good role models and are helpful. Older children enjoy playing group games and engaging in role play as they pretend to feed 'babies'.
These experiences support children to develop their social skills and build friendships.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for children to explore numbers, shapes and mathematical language n develop staff confidence to ensure that the good-quality teaching is consistent in extending children's learning.
- 7 February 2023Good
- 4 May 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Skaters Nursery & Pre-School
- 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 £65.00 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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