Sheepsetting Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Heathfield for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2005, 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
TN21 0XGWhat 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, 21 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and self-assured. They explore their play environment with enthusiasm, both indoors and outdoors, experimenting with a wealth of resources.
Children's self-esteem is ever increasing through the positive interaction and engagement from the whole staff team. Children develop positive relationships with their friends. They happily invite others into their play. They listen to rules and boundaries, especially when out of the setting, such as forest school and within the community. They show delight in their achievements, wanting to share their new skills with staff, parents and their friends. They show a great eagerness to learn and discover more.
Children's communication and language is enthusiastically encouraged. Staff act as positive role models in their language. They use open-ended questions and statements to help children to think, take time to absorb information and respond verbally with gestures and expressions. Staff continually introduce new complex vocabulary to support children's speech and language. For example, children explain that the watermelon at snack time is 'crunchy, juicy, slurpy, yummy, watery because it's a watermelon'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's confidence to encourage further mathematical concepts in all areas of play for all children n enhance the communication with other settings children attend to fully support their continuous learning and development.
- 21 February 2023Good
- 26 April 2017Good
- 13 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sheepsetting 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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