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Nurseries in Eastbourne

There are 32 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Eastbourne, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Eastbourne

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (19 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 23 settings (6 Outstanding, 17 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bede's Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN20 7XL, 39 places
  • Bede's Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN20 7XH, ages 0 to 2, 29 places
    Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 6LJ, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Beginnings - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 2DX, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Eastbourne - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 8BS, ages 0 to 5, 100 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Camelot Kids - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 2BU, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN20 9HT, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Copperfields Day Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 1DU, ages 0 to 5, 66 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fireflies Childcare Limited - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 8UA, 24 places
  • Heron Park Primary Academy - Infinite Sport Clubs - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 9EE
  • Jenny Wren Nursery School - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN21 1LQ, ages 3 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 February 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Jumping Beans Nursery CIO - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN22 9QJ, ages 2 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leaps and Bounds Day Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 3TB, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Day Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 2ET, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 16 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Castle Nursery - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN22 7RY, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Rockets Childcare - Eastbourne - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 7PT, ages 1 to 11, 40 places
    Ofsted, 31 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rockets Childcare - Langney - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 7RT, ages 0 to 11, 80 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maggie's Day Nursery Eastbourne - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 8AE, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 30 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Meadows Mere Nursery School - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 6TA, ages 2 to 5, 60 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Meadows Nursery School - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN23 8JZ, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • MV Funtastic - Pre-school, Eastbourne BN23 7SL
  • Poohs Nursery School Ltd. - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 8LW, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 1 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Priory Foundation Learning Centre (Owlets) - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 7QH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 2UD, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Saffrons Park Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 1EA, ages 0 to 3, 110 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Andrew's Prep Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN20 7RP, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN20 8QX, ages 0 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 29 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Thomas-a-Becket Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 8XT, ages 2 to 5, 50 places
    Ofsted, 4 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Haven Nursery School - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN23 5SW, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 5 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Meadows Nursery School - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN22 9PX, ages 2 to 5, 36 places
    Ofsted, 27 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tom Thumb Nursery - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 3YA, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wren House Nursery School - Day nursery, Eastbourne BN21 1QS, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Education Sussex Holiday Camp - Eastbourne - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN20 8XN, 80 places
  • art-K Eastbourne - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN22 9NH
  • Fireflies childcare - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN21 1UE, 32 places
  • Fireflies childcare limited at Gildredge House - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN20 8AB, 24 places
  • MV Funtastic - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN23 7SL, 38 places
  • Premier Education - Gildredge House - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN20 8AB
  • Premier Education - Ocklynge Junior School - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN20 8XN
  • SportsCool Brighton BPS - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN22 8BD
  • SportsCool Brighton TJS - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN23 6NL
  • Stagecoach Eastbourne - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN20 8XN
  • Wave Leisure At Hampden Park Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Eastbourne BN22 9RQ, 52 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 Eastbourne

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