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Maggie's Day Nursery in Eastbourne

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
·94-96 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8AE · East Sussex
Number of places
53 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
East Sussex

About this day nursery

Maggie's Day Nursery in Eastbourne provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on their holistic development. The nursery prides itself on fostering qualities such as good manners, kindness, honesty, fairness, tolerance, consideration, and respect, aligning with its core values.

Children are encouraged to explore independently and engage in structured learning activities, supported by dedicated staff who are passionate about early years education. The curriculum is tailored around the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, emphasising communication and language, physical development, and personal, social, and emotional growth, while also strengthening literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design.

Individual learning plans are created and reviewed regularly in collaboration with parents, utilising the online learning journal Famly to keep families engaged in their child's progress. The nursery aims to prepare children for school by building their confidence and enthusiasm for learning.

Maggie's Day Nursery is committed to high-quality care, investing in resources and engaging activities, and ensuring a safe and comfortable space for children aged three months to five years.

Our ethos

Maggie's Day Nursery Ltd fosters qualities such as good manners, kindness, honesty, fairness, tolerance, consideration, and respect, aligning with its core values. They follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, emphasising holistic development, independent exploration, and structured learning. The nursery is committed to high-quality care and preparing children for school by building their confidence and enthusiasm for learning.

What it's like

Leaders have recently enhanced daily routines, staff deployment, and curriculum to improve children's learning. Children receive good attention and support from dedicated staff who plan stimulating activities, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children acquire necessary skills efficiently.

EYFS CurriculumDedicated Key Person SystemEmphasis on Core ValuesSecure Online Learning Journal

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age bands: under 2 years, 2 to 3 years, and 3 years and above. Charges vary for full-time weekly, daily, and half-day (AM/PM) sessions. Additional fees apply for meals under funding, registration, and deposits.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Registration fee of £50.00 is required on application.
  • A deposit of £100 is required.
  • Late collection fee is £5 for the first 5 minutes, and £5 for each additional 5 minutes.
  • Daily charge of £3.50 for lunch and snacks applies to funded-only 15 hours childcare.
  • Weekly meal charge of £7.50 applies to 30 hours funding during term time only.
  • Weekly additional cost of £109 applies for 30 hours funding utilised over 4 or 5 days.

Key facts

Opening hours

8:00am – 6:00pm Monday to Friday

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day, Half day (AM/PM)

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Maggie's Day Nursery

Last inspected 30 August 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders have recently enhanced daily routines, staff deployment, and curriculum to improve children's learning. Children receive good attention and support from dedicated staff who plan stimulating activities, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children acquire necessary skills efficiently.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders value the staff team and provide support and professional development.
  • Staff adapt teaching to suit children's needs, including those with SEND.
  • Staff support children's communication and language skills well, using visual aids and encouraging new words.
  • Children love listening to staff sing and read stories, and bring books from home to share.
  • Children develop good physical skills through activities and resources.

Areas to develop

  • 1Develop the curriculum intent with staff to help them further extend and build children's skills and knowledge.
  • 2Strengthen the key-person system to maintain consistency in children's care and development.
Inspection #10359565 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use consistent and effective strategies to support children's learning, including those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff know what they want children to learn and are good at adapting teaching to suit the needs of children, including those with SEND, while they play.

Outdoor space

Children learn the names of bugs they find when they dig in the garden. Children develop good physical skills; for instance, they develop their strength, coordination, balance and spatial awareness when they ride around the garden on scooters.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

30 August 2024

Good

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

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