Young Haymakers Nursery & Montessori School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Heathfield for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2012, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Eligible 2-year-olds may receive 15 funded hours per week, for 38 weeks per year, depending on family circumstances. All 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to the Universal 15 funded hours per week starting the first full term after their third birthday. Working families may be eligible for up to 30 funded hours per week — we offer 5 hours per day, so this would be 25 hours per week for a full time c.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are deducted from the sessions your child attends. Parents are responsible for any additional hours beyond the funded entitlement. Funding is applied during term time only (38 weeks per year). We follow the East Sussex Charging Policy, which allows settings to charge for: Additional hours beyond the funded entitlement; Meals, snacks, and consumables; Enrichment activities not covered by government funding. Funding is not applied automatically — families must apply and provide the ne.
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 0RUWhat 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, 16 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and flourish in this high-quality nursery. Children form extremely strong bonds with the caring staff, who welcome them with smiles and cuddles. Children settle easily and have superb opportunities to play and learn in the exceptionally well-designed environment. They are highly motivated to learn through exciting sensory exploration and experiences that spark their curiosity.
Even the youngest children make independent choices and readily share resources.
Older children help their friends to join in and negotiate roles in their play. Children take turns in cooperative games and applaud the achievements of others enthusiastically. They play together extremely well.
- 16 June 2022Outstanding
- 17 May 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Young Haymakers Nursery & Montessori School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.