Full-day nursery in St Anthony's Hill, East Sussex
Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery
The Circus, Seaville Drive, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6LJ · 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 October 2007Reference EY363614Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2025Ofsted · 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 29 April 2026Food 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
The Circus, Seaville Drive, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6LJ · More nurseries in BN23
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Wallis Avenue, Winston Crescent and Langney Roundabout South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Gardener Close Play Area playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Circus, Seaville Drive, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6LJ, in St Anthony's Hill, East Sussex. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 26 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Chauntry Childcare Limited.
Run by Chauntry Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Tollgate Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Langney Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- West Rise Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Roselands Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Stafford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery take?
Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery?
Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is run by Chauntry Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery?
Hampden Park (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery?
You can call 01323 724017 and visit www.bluebellnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY363614 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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