Childcare in Arundel
Arundel has 6 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 2 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 4 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across West Sussex there are 38 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across West Sussex, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 54 school nursery classes across West Sussex, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Opened JC Sports WAC at Slindon Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Learning Tree Preschool Ltd Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Arundel
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Arundel take funded hours?
4 of the 12 settings in Arundel are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Arundel rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Arundel hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Arundel take babies?
11 settings in Arundel are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Arundel?
West Sussex has 38 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Arundel
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.