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Nurseries in Hailsham

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hailsham, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hailsham

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

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Attwood Farm Nursery - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 4RA, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bunny Run Childcare Centre & Schools Out Limited - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 4EP, ages 1 to 5, 140 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 August 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees at Hailsham - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 3BU, 110 places
  • Emmanuel Pre School - Pre-school, Hailsham BN27 1UG, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 27 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hellingly Preschool - Pre-school, Hailsham BN27 4DS, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 May 2026: Exceptional in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Herstmonceux Preschool - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 4JX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddie Capers, Hailsham - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 2EZ, 72 places
  • Summerfields Nursery - Pre-school, Hailsham BN27 3DR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Meadows Nursery School - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 2BW, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 4 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Union Corner Pre-School - Day nursery, Hailsham BN27 1ND, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Education Sussex Holiday Camp - Hailsham - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 4FB, 60 places
  • Bright Sparks at Herstmonceux Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 4LG, 20 places
  • Grovelands Active At Grovelands Cp School - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 3UW
  • Knockhatch Ski Activities - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 3GD
  • PGL Windmill Hill - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 4RZ
  • Summer Adventure Camp at Hailsham CC - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 1DT
  • VIM Clubs - Out-of-school club, Hailsham BN27 3QP, 20 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 Hailsham

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