Full-day nursery in Hailsham, East Sussex
The Meadows Nursery School
5-6 Fletcher Close, Hailsham, BN27 2BW · 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 January 2001Reference 511228Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 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
5-6 Fletcher Close, Hailsham, BN27 2BW · More nurseries in BN27
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Elizabeth Court, Bell Banks Road and Vicarage Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Halley Park9 min walk
- Sail Street Dog Park9 min walk
- Steam Way Dog Park10 min walk
- Millstone Drive Park10 min walk
- Hailsham Rec. Playground7 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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The Meadows Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 5-6 Fletcher Close, Hailsham, BN27 2BW, in Hailsham, East Sussex. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Places For Children Limited.
Run by Places For Children Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees at HailshamFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Emmanuel Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Union Corner Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Hellingly PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- White House Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Thornton Grove Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- The Ropemakers' Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Hailsham Academy All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- East Sussex Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Inadequateinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Grovelands Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Hawkes Farm Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.2 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 The Meadows Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Meadows Nursery School Good at its inspection on 4 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Meadows Nursery School take?
The Meadows Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs The Meadows Nursery School?
The Meadows Nursery School is run by Places For Children Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact The Meadows Nursery School?
You can call 01323 440144 and visit www.meadowsnurseries.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511228 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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