Childcare in Petworth
Petworth has 1 day nursery and 2 pre-schools. Ofsted has inspected 3 of them and rated 2 Good or better. 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.
3 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 2025Closed Holiday Heroes Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Petworth
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Petworth take funded hours?
2 of the 3 settings in Petworth 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Petworth take babies?
3 settings in Petworth 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 Petworth?
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 Petworth
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.