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Nurseries in Bexhill-on-Sea

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Bexhill-on-Sea, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Bexhill-on-Sea

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (6 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (2 Outstanding, 5 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Amberley Nursery - Day nursery, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1QF, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Battle Abbey Nursery Baby Room - Day nursery, Bexhill-On-Sea TN40 2NH, ages 0 to 1, 12 places
    Ofsted, 13 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Beginnings Daycare Limited - Day nursery, Bexhill-On-Sea TN40 2SW, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 July 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Charters Ancaster Nursery - Day nursery, Bexhill On Sea TN39 4EB, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 24 June 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherry Blossom Nursery - Day nursery, Bexhill-On-Sea TN39 3JU, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherry Blossom Preschool - Day nursery, Bexhill-on-sea TN39 3JU, ages 3 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Dragonflies Community Nursery - Day nursery, Bexhill-on-sea TN39 5BD, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Years Nursery - Day nursery, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2PU, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 17 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maggie's Day Nursery Bexhill - Day nursery, Bexhill-on-sea TN39 3LE, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 February 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Stepping Stones Playgroup - Pre-school, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1RE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Bexhill Youth and Community Centre - Out-of-school club, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1RE, 45 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Bexhill-on-Sea

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.