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Beech Tree Childcare in Sesley

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Seal Primary Academy, East Street, Sesley, PO20 0BN · West Sussex
Number of places
42 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
West Sussex

About this day nursery

Beech Tree Childcare, established in 2023 in Sesley, West Sussex, serves children aged 1-4 years. Operating Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:30, the nursery provides a stimulating environment where children thrive and are deeply engaged in learning.

The setting prides itself on an inclusive and exciting curriculum, where children, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), explore their interests and engage positively with peers. Staff are skilled at adapting the curriculum to suit each child's age and capability, ensuring activities are both bespoke and purposeful.

Leaders prioritise working with external agencies to offer targeted support and interventions for families, and effective support plans are developed for all children, who also receive emotional and learning support from their key person. Children with little or no English language are actively supported in learning new words and engaging with staff through discussions or sign language, which helps them contribute freely.

This nurturing approach fosters a love of learning and encourages children to develop strong social skills and independence, preparing them effectively for their future education.

What it's like

Children positively thrive, and they achieve well at this setting. They demonstrate a high level of engagement in their learning, and they thoroughly enjoy exploring the environment. All children, including those who face disadvantage or other barriers to learning such as special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have access to a highly inclusive and exciting curriculum. They follow their own interests, listen attentively to staff and engage extremely well with their friends. Staff are skilled and adapt the curriculum to consider children's ages and capabilities, ensuring that activities are bespoke and purposeful.

Love of learningHigh expectationsRespectful languageStrong partnershipsWellbeing focusIndividualised curriculum

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:30

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Beech Tree Childcare

Last inspected 3 March 2026

What it's like to attend

Children positively thrive, and they achieve well at this setting. They demonstrate a high level of engagement in their learning, and they thoroughly enjoy exploring the environment. All children, including those who face disadvantage or other barriers to learning such as special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have access to a highly inclusive and exciting curriculum. They follow their own interests, listen attentively to staff and engage extremely well with their friends. Staff are skilled and adapt the curriculum to consider children's ages and capabilities, ensuring that activities are bespoke and purposeful.

Inspector highlights

  • Children demonstrate a love of learning new words.
  • Staff are excellent role models and have high expectations for all children.
  • Staff model good manners and respectful language.
  • Leaders and staff work hard with parents and carers to build up strong partnerships.
  • Staff use age-appropriate ways to teach children about their own wellbeing and emotions.
  • Leaders develop a curriculum that focuses on the individual child and the life skills that they will need for the future.
  • The learning environment strongly supports children's communication and social interactions.
  • Staff are highly skilled at supporting children's emotional and social development and providing ongoing experiences for children to build on their growing physical skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards. They should focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those who are known (or previously known) to children's social care, and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have access to a highly inclusive and exciting curriculum. Leaders prioritise working with outside agencies to extend support and provide targeted intervention for those families that need it most. Effective support plans are put in place, and all children receive learning and emotional support from their assigned key person.

EAL / language support

Children learn new words and engage with staff through discussions or sign, which helps children with little or no language to contribute easily.

Parent Reviews of Beech Tree Childcare

5.0
(1)
Sammi Andrews
7 months ago

Our little girl started here at the start of September and just two months in, she has already come on leaps and bounds. They treat my little girl like one of their own and we can already see such a fantastic bond between them all. Our daughter has progressed extremely well with her development since starting and that’s all thanks to the incredible team here at Beech Tree Childcare - Selsey. I honestly really wouldn’t want her anywhere else, they are incredibly supportive with the children here but also the parents too. I could not highly recommend enough!! You are all just simply fantastic, so a massive thank you for all you do.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

3 March 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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