Netherfield Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Battle for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2008, with 24 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
TN33 9QFWhat 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 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely confident, enthusiastic and independent learners. They excitedly greet staff and their friends with great delight, showing enormous anticipation for their day. Children have exceptionally warm and respectful relationships with the staff. This allows them to feel safe, secure and develop their confidence to believe in themselves. Children demonstrate tremendously high levels of confidence.
Staff plan a remarkable, interesting and exciting curriculum. This enables children to be curious and inquisitive in their play, showing extreme motivation to learn.
Children have free access to an enormous range of high-quality, stimulating and very intriguing resources. Staff make excellent use of children's interests. They further stimulate children's excitement, imagination and physical and language development during their play. For example, children enthusiastically hunt through sand looking for hidden bugs. They skilfully recall how to carefully transport bugs to the bug garden and how to ensure they are safe. Children learn how to care for bugs and plants, and learn about the life cycle of animals, to further stimulate their learning. Staff further support children's learning through conversations and resources to complement their interests.
- 13 October 2023Outstanding
- 7 March 2018Outstanding
- 13 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Netherfield 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.