The Warren Nursery & Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Crowborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2012, with 74 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
TN6 1UPWhat 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, 20 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children thrive in this extremely nurturing, supportive and exciting nursery. They very quickly form warm and meaningful relationships with staff, which supports them to feel safe, settled and ready to learn. Babies are often seen intently watching their key person, smiling and responding to them with enthusiasm. Staff engage older children in exciting and in-depth conversations about their new learning. This supports all children to make exceptional progress.
Children are taught from when they are babies to be kind and gentle with each other and to share resources. They watch and learn from each other and enjoy interactions across the nursery. Older children thoroughly enjoy showing their peers what they have found out, such as what is inside a melon. They shriek with excitement and giggle as they tell each other what the seeds look, feel and smell like.
Staff know all children exceptionally well, and work together and with parents to provide a fun and stimulating curriculum based around the children's interests.
- 20 September 2022Outstanding
- 4 October 2016Good
- 17 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Warren Nursery & 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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