What Ofsted grade does Bluebell Barn Nursery have?

Bluebell Barn Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Bluebell Barn Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Bluebell Barn Nursery for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in East Grinstead has 49.

How much does Bluebell Barn Nursery cost?

Bluebell Barn Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Bluebell Barn Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bluebell Barn Nursery how it offers them.

When was Bluebell Barn Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bluebell Barn Nursery on 13 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bluebell Barn Nursery?

Nearby in RH19: Toybox Day Nursery, Paddington Preschool Stage Two, Busy Bees At East Grinstead.

Bluebell Barn Nursery

Day nursery in East Grinstead, RH19. Part of the West Sussex council area.

The Nest, London Road, East Grinstead, RH19 1QQ

60 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

4 of 12 in our East Grinstead ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 13 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Bluebell Barn Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Bluebell Barn Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Bluebell Barn Nursery against East Grinstead

	Bluebell Barn Nursery	East Grinstead average
Places	60	49
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 5 of 6	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bluebell Barn Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Bluebell Barn Nursery have?: Bluebell Barn Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Bluebell Barn Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Bluebell Barn Nursery for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in East Grinstead has 49.
How much does Bluebell Barn Nursery cost?: Bluebell Barn Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Bluebell Barn Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bluebell Barn Nursery how it offers them.
When was Bluebell Barn Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bluebell Barn Nursery on 13 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bluebell Barn Nursery?: Nearby in RH19: Toybox Day Nursery, Paddington Preschool Stage Two, Busy Bees At East Grinstead.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.