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Childcare in Shoreham-By-Sea

Shoreham-By-Sea has 7 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 16 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.

38places per 100 under-fives in West Sussex, against 32 for England
83%of the 12 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
5 of 28are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

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VIM Clubs

After-school club · Shoreham Beach Primary School, Shingle Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5RH

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays25 placesNewly opened
07549953397

Whizz Kids Holiday Club

After-school club · Shoreham College, St. Julians Lane, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 6YW

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays50 placesLong established
01798 873077

Adur Special Needs Project

After-school club · Herons Dale Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 6TN

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays17 placesLong established
07804 897109

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Recently

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 Little Nestlings Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Buckingham Park Primary School Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened The Nurture School Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Shoreham Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Pebbles Pre-School Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened SAM at St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Opened VIM Clubs Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Shoreham-By-Sea

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Shoreham-By-Sea take funded hours?

5 of the 28 settings in Shoreham-By-Sea 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 Shoreham-By-Sea rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Shoreham-By-Sea hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Shoreham-By-Sea take babies?

22 settings in Shoreham-By-Sea 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 Shoreham-By-Sea?

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Shoreham-By-Sea

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Brighton7 settings · 1.4 milesLancing16 settings · 2.3 milesHove77 settings · 3.9 milesSteyning11 settings · 4 milesWorthing77 settings · 5.5 milesBrighton149 settings · 5.7 miles
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