Childcare in Littlehampton
Littlehampton has 13 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 14 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.
- Jun 2026Opened St Margaret's Activity Hub Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Co-Operative Childcare Body Shop Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Activ8 Holiday Sports Camp Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Hive Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Hive Sussex Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened JC Sports WAC St Marys C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Littlehampton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Littlehampton take funded hours?
7 of the 34 settings in Littlehampton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Littlehampton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Littlehampton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Littlehampton take babies?
32 settings in Littlehampton 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 Littlehampton?
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 Littlehampton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.