Childcare in Horsham
Horsham has 30 day nurseries, 14 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 29 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 46 of them and rated 40 Good or better, 7 of them Outstanding. 45 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £41 to £90, typically £75. 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.
73 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 Horsham Holiday Sport and Playscheme Days Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened V.I.M Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Barn Owls at Bohunt Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Monkeys Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Horsham Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Monkeys Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed S4K - Kilnwood Vale Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Perfect Start Day Nursery Horsham Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Over the Rainbow Playschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Stagecoach Horsham Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Barns Green Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Over the Rainbow Playschool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Horsham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Horsham?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Horsham, the typical price is £75 a day, ranging from £41 to £90. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Horsham take funded hours?
17 of the 91 settings in Horsham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Horsham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 7 of the 46 settings Ofsted has inspected in Horsham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Horsham take babies?
73 settings in Horsham 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 Horsham?
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 Horsham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.