Full-day nursery in St Leonards Green, East Sussex
Bear's House, St Leonards
11 St. Matthews Gardens, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0TS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2016Reference EY535686Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
11 St. Matthews Gardens, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0TS · More nurseries in TN38
Stations
- St Leonards Warrior Square17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- West St Leonards24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Matthew's Gardens, St Matthew's Road and Ponswood Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park5 min walk
- Gensing Gardens11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In East Sussex there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Bear's House, St Leonards is a full-day nursery at 11 St. Matthews Gardens, St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0TS, in St Leonards Green, East Sussex. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Beginnings Nurseries Limited.
Run by Early Beginnings Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Hollington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bear's House, St Leonards's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bear's House, St Leonards Good at its inspection on 20 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bear's House, St Leonards take?
Bear's House, St Leonards is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Bear's House, St Leonards?
Bear's House, St Leonards is run by Early Beginnings Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bear's House, St Leonards?
St Leonards Warrior Square is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bear's House, St Leonards?
You can call 01424 426101 and visit www.bearshousenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY535686 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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