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Fairlight Playgroup

Hastings, East Sussex · TN35 4DA

Inspected by Ofsted on 18 April 2024 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: 109418
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since: 9 November 1994
Local authority: East Sussex

On the Early Years Register.

Where it is

Hastings, East Sussex · TN35 4DA. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

5 June 2018 inspection Good
5 November 2014 inspection Good
23 January 2012 inspection Requires Improvement
23 May 2011 inspection Inadequate
4 October 2007 inspection Requires Improvement
18 October 2004 inspection Requires Improvement
24 February 2004 inspection Good

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Fairlight Playgroup in Hastings, East Sussex was last inspected on 18 April 2024. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Fairlight Playgroup has been registered with Ofsted since 9 November 1994. Its unique reference number (URN) is 109418.

Nearby settings

The Athelstan Nursery 4.1 km Clive Vale Nursery School 4.4 km Fireflies childcare limited 5.0 km In2play Outdoor Pre-School 5.3 km

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