Roadend Farm Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rye for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2001, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
If you do more than your funded hours our cost per hour is £6.50.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours two year funding, 30 hours for two year olds, 15 hours for three year olds, 30 hours for three year olds.
Worth knowing. No extra charge for funded hours; non-mandatory snack charge of £1 per day for funded three and four year olds; extra hours beyond funding charged at £6.50 per hour.
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
TN31 6BYWhat 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, 8 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children are settled, confident and very happy during their time at the welcoming and inviting nursery. All staff have a good understanding of their interesting curriculum, which helps motivate all children to learn. For example, younger children explore making marks in interesting ways, such as using different types of building bricks and paint to explore patterns. When children have an interest in winter, staff teach children about animals and things associated with the season. For example, children learn about penguins and go on to create their own.
Children explore items, such as sticks and buttons, and go on to create their own model snowmen using real objects. Children learn to be creative and use their imaginations with confidence.
Staff teach children about the importance of following good hygiene routines and the benefits of healthy eating. For example, children enjoy picking blackberries and apples and make fruit crumbles with their harvest. Staff provide children with good opportunities to develop good physical skills. This is demonstrated when they confidently and safely negotiate challenging equipment. This includes using ladders and climbing trees. Staff are positive role models. Children are polite and behave well. They are empathetic and kind. For example, when their friends are momentarily upset, they comfort them and get them a tissue to wipe their tears away.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the organisation of routines to minimise interruption to children's learning n support staff to provide children with consistent opportunities to complete tasks themselves and further develop their skills to support their future learning.
- 8 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 13 February 2019Good
- 6 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roadend Farm 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 £6.50 an hour 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.