Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery
Day nursery in East Sussex, BN20.
Rapsons Road, Lower Willingdon, BN20 9RJWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 27 June 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Lower Willingdon Pre-School 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.
Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery against East Sussex
| Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery | East Sussex average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 28 | 48 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 86% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery have?
- Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in East Sussex has 48.
- How much does Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery cost?
- Lower Willingdon Pre-School 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 Lower Willingdon Pre-School 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 Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery on 27 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Lower Willingdon Pre-School Nursery?
- Nearby in BN20: Bede's Nursery, Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd, St Andrew's Prep Nursery.
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.