Stone Cross Independent Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Stone Cross, Pevensey for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1998, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £21.00per child per of 3 hours, 3 hrs | £7.00extra hour before school hours |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Holding Depositpayable at the time of registration, refundable
Funded hours
Early Years Education Entitlement (EYEE) funding for both three and four year olds.
Worth knowing. EYEE funded hours are available between 9am through to 3pm, Monday to Friday during Term Time. We charge full session fees for hours beyond and above your EYEE entitlement.
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
BN24 5EFWhat 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, 26 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this pre-school that is highly valued by families and very much a part of the local community. Children arrive eager and full of energy to start their day. The exceptionally knowledgeable manager and her skilled staff team pride themselves on knowing each child incredibly well. They use this information to deliver a well-sequenced and exciting curriculum that ignites children's thirst for learning.
The staff team is highly ambitious and truly values the uniqueness of every child who attends. The manager recognises the lasting impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on children's language and physical skills. She implements research and initiatives in the pre-school to counter the impact. This provides children with an abundance of rich-learning opportunities both in the setting and on local visits in the community.
- 26 January 2024Outstanding
- 23 April 2018Good
- 5 May 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stone Cross Independent Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £7.00 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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