Maggie's Day Nursery Eastbourne
GoodBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Eastbourne for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2024, with 53 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
BN22 8AEWhat 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, 30 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have recently made changes to the daily routines, staff deployment and curriculum to help improve children's learning and experiences. Children receive good attention and support from dedicated staff who plan interesting and stimulating activities. Staff use consistent and effective strategies to support children's learning, including those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children gain the skills they need in the way they learn best.
Children appear happy, independent and safe. Staff set high expectations for children's behaviour and manners, and children enjoy spending time with staff.
Children confidently go to staff for help and comfort, and to initiate new play. For instance, when children move from one activity to another, staff help them to settle and engage.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the curriculum intent with staff to help them further extend and build children's skills and knowledge - strengthen the key-person system to maintain consistency in children's care and development.
- 30 August 2024Good
Still missing for Maggie's Day Nursery Eastbourne
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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