Parsonage Farm Day Nursery Limited
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wadhurst for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2004, with 56 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
TN5 7DLWhat 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, 14 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in the exceptionally safe, happy and inspirational nursery. From the moment they arrive, children are busy and highly engaged with exciting and stimulating activities. The extremely nurturing and welcoming staff ensure every child's needs are precisely met. This means children quickly settle and are soon focused and playing with their favourite toys and friends. Children form very strong emotional bonds with staff.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff expect children to show kindness and consideration for others. Children are polite and extremely friendly. They show excellent social skills when they welcome visitors into the nursery, such as by introducing themselves. Older children demonstrate sophisticated and welldeveloped strategies for negotiating and sustaining play with one another. For instance, during imaginative play they listen to one another and develop one another's ideas to create complex stories and games.
Children are highly curious and extremely motivated. They instinctively use resources to explore and experiment. For instance, babies push toy cars through paint. Older children use bricks and planks to copy and re-create Bodiam Castle. All children demonstrate high levels of focus and attention. They develop excellent thinking and problem-solving skills when they talk about their plans and ideas with receptive and enabling staff. Children acquire the skills they need to be excited, curious and inquisitive life-long learners.
- 14 June 2022Outstanding
- 19 September 2013Outstanding
- 11 June 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Parsonage Farm Day Nursery Limited
- 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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