Each Peach Forest School

Rescued animals, an allotment and cooking with a resident chef give Each Peach Forest School a practical connection between caring, growing and eating. In August 2025, children helped care for animals, grew produce and cooked with the resident chef. Children had real responsibilities.

Ofsted rated the nursery Outstanding on 29 August 2025. Based at Grays Nursery Annexe in Newhaven, it has capacity for 80 children aged 4 to 60 months. That whole-setting figure should not be confused with the number sharing a child's daily group.

In August 2025, children helped care for rescued animals and visited a pet shop to learn about their needs. Growing food brought another sequence of purposeful tasks: buying seeds at a garden centre, tending the allotment and cooking the harvest with the resident chef. Seedlings and recipes went home, extending the experience into family life.

The nursery must follow the early years foundation stage, the framework connecting children's learning, development and care. Here, the August 2025 activities gave that framework concrete expression through storytelling, imaginative play, practical responsibility and physical exploration.

The outdoor space offered climbing, swinging and jumping, alongside den building among trees and potion making. In August 2025, children practised judging manageable risks through these activities. Community outings included taking ducklings to a residential home: animal care became a shared experience with older people, rather than remaining solely a nursery activity.

At the August 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that children made excellent progress, support enabled children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to participate in the curriculum, and safeguarding arrangements were effective. Specialist staff assessed individual needs and planned targeted developmental support.

In August 2025, babies received close physical reassurance and attentive eye contact from staff. Older children welcomed younger ones into their play and engaged with babies outdoors. These examples give parents a more useful picture of relationships than a general promise of friendly care.

Families also received practical help and emotional wellbeing support in August 2025. Leaders supported staff wellbeing, with specialists helping practitioners manage workloads. Cooking and baking involved the resident chef, and children took baking home for their families.

The address is Grays Nursery Annexe, Railway Road, Newhaven, BN9 0AS.

In August 2025, opening hours were 8am to 6pm each weekday, with year-round operation. At that time, the nursery provided government-funded early education for children aged nine months to four years. These are dated operating details, useful context for planning attendance rather than a current booking commitment.

• Attendance and costs. The August 2025 operating day ran from 8am to 6pm; what current booking patterns and written charges, including meals and consumables, would apply to your child?
• Hands-on outdoor learning. Animal care, growing food and tree-based den building featured in August 2025. This is a strong match for families who value practical experiences and physical exploration.
• Individual support. Targeted assessment and developmental planning were strengths in August 2025. For a child with SEND, the fit between those mechanisms and their particular needs deserves attention.

Each Peach Forest School suits families drawn to practical learning, outdoor activity and connections with the local community. Its August 2025 experiences joined responsibility with exploration: children cared for animals, cultivated food and shared experiences with older people. The Outstanding judgement gives that dated picture substantial weight.