Sessional pre-school in Willingdon, East Sussex
Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group
St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9HT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9HT · More nurseries in BN20
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Street, Wish Hill Post Office and Chalk Farm Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Huggetts Lane 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.
What parents say
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Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group is a sessional pre-school at St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9HT, in Willingdon, East Sussex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Parkland Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Parkland Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Willingdon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Ocklynge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Summerdown School ages 3–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.2 miles
- The Cavendish School All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.4 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 Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group Outstanding at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group take?
Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group?
Hampden Park (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chalk Hill Pre-school and Toddler Group?
You can call 07925 956073 and visit chalkhillpreschool.org.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511229 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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