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Nurseries in St. Leonards-On-Sea

There are 16 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in St. Leonards-On-Sea, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in St. Leonards-On-Sea

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 14 settings (3 Outstanding, 11 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Artemis Hollington - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 9DR, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Artemis St Leonards - Day nursery, ST. Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6HR, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bear's House, St Leonards - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 0TS, ages 0 to 7, 62 places
    Ofsted, 20 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Carousel Nursery School - Day nursery, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 9LF, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Claremont Nursery - Day nursery, St. Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7PW, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fellowship of St Nicholas - Day nursery, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6AS, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 February 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Steps Nursery - Day nursery, St. Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7RD, ages 1 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • In2play St Leonards Pre-School - Pre-school, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 9DD, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jigsaw Day Nursery - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 0QL, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 20 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jigsaw YMCA Ltd - Day nursery, St. Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6RS, ages 1 to 5, 50 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Nursery - Day nursery, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 0UH, ages 0 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Skaters Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 0JP, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Park Road Under Fives - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN37 6SJ, ages 2 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 10 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Robsack Wood Nursery - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN38 9TE, 90 places
  • Silverdale Nursery - Pre-school, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN37 7EA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 26 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Silverhill Playgroup - Day nursery, St. Leonards-On-Sea TN37 6QT, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 2 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 1066 Kids Club - Out-of-school club, St. Leonards-on-sea TN37 6RT

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 St. Leonards-On-Sea

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