Full-day nursery in Eastbourne, East Sussex
Tom Thumb Nursery
12 The Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3YA · 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 November 2023Reference 2766973Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
12 The Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3YA · More nurseries in BN21
Stations
- Eastbourne4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Upperton Gardens, Eversfield Road and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartfield Square2 min walk
- Upperton Gardens2 min walk
- Gildredge Park8 min walk
- Hartfield Square Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground11 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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Tom Thumb Nursery is a full-day nursery at 12 The Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3YA, in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 23 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bourne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.5 miles
- Gildredge House All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Stafford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Roselands Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Motcombe Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 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 1.1 miles
- The South Downs School ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.3 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 Tom Thumb Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tom Thumb Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tom Thumb Nursery take?
Tom Thumb Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tom Thumb Nursery?
Eastbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tom Thumb Nursery?
You can call 01323 647630 and visit www.tomthumbnursery.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 2766973 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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