Toddlers Inn Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lewes for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2012, with 55 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
BN8 4DBWhat 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, 7 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children revel in the opportunities they have to enjoy learning outside in the fresh air. They know how to keep themselves and others safe when playing outside, and relate the rules to younger children. For example, children show care and consideration for others as they tell their friends that they must look after nature.
Children, even those in the baby room, understand the high expectations staff have. For example, they voluntarily take turns. Very young children say 'your turn', while older ones take turns on the hammock outside.
Children are unfailingly polite and their behaviour is exemplary. In the allotment, children learn about nature. For instance, they feed the chickens and help to collect the eggs. Children are developing the skills they need in readiness for the next stage in their learning. They observe the life cycle of a frog, noticing the changes in the tadpoles as they grow. Children grow a variety of fruit and vegetables, which are used in the healthy snacks and meals provided for them to eat. They thoroughly enjoy the challenging and motivating activities that staff plan for them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to explore their early writing skills in all areas of the environment, to develop further their interest in literacy n ensure that all staff use the spontaneous opportunities that arise in play, to challenge children further.
- 7 April 2022Good
- 5 January 2017Good
- 17 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toddlers Inn Nursery
- 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.