Childcare in Pulborough
Pulborough has 10 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 1 childminder and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 9 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 The Forest School Company Bury Manor Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Outdoors Project at Windlesham House Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Hive Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Hive Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Saplings Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Thakeham Pre-school Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Hive Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Saplings Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Hive Sussex Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Hive Sussex Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Hive Sussex Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Pied Piper Windlesham House Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Pulborough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Pulborough take funded hours?
2 of the 23 settings in Pulborough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Pulborough rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Pulborough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Pulborough take babies?
23 settings in Pulborough 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 Pulborough?
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 Pulborough
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.