Childcare in Crawley (West Sussex)
Crawley (West Sussex) has 21 day nurseries, 22 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 25 childminders and 19 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 50 of them and rated 46 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 52 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.
25 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.
- Jun 2026Opened Inspire Holiday Camps Woodgate Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Pound Hill Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Camp Glide at The Gatwick Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Summer Adventure Camp at Ifield Community College Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Code Kids Crawley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Summer Adventure Camp at The Mill Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Southeast Kids Camps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ The Gatwick RH10 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Early Steps Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Giggle and Grow Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Joeys Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed S4K - Turners Hill Primary School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Crawley (West Sussex)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Crawley (West Sussex) take funded hours?
29 of the 102 settings in Crawley (West Sussex) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Crawley (West Sussex) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 50 settings Ofsted has inspected in Crawley (West Sussex) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Crawley (West Sussex) take babies?
74 settings in Crawley (West Sussex) 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 Crawley (West Sussex)?
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 Crawley (West Sussex)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.