Childcare in Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill has 11 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class, 6 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 11 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.
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 Windmills Opportunity Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Rainbow Tree Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Burgess Hill Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened WOW Club London Meed Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Oaks Rise CIC Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Rainbow Tree Nursery Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Perfect Start Day Nursery Burgess Hill Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Bright Horizons Lavender Lodge, Burgess Hill Preschool Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Burgess Hill
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Burgess Hill take funded hours?
1 of the 28 settings in Burgess Hill 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Burgess Hill rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Burgess Hill hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Burgess Hill take babies?
26 settings in Burgess Hill 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 Burgess Hill?
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 Burgess Hill
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.