Childcare in Worthing
Worthing has 23 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 16 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 46 of them and rated 41 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 31 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £41 to £71, typically £58. 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.
65 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 Little Fledglings Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Caterpillar Corner Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed SportsCool Brighton EM Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Rascals Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed The New Montessori Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ashdown Club for Children with Special Needs Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Goring Little Fishes Preschool Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education Wraparound Care at The Laurels Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Pumpkin Patch Nursery St Botolphs Worthing Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Hive Club Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Pumpkin Patch Nursery Crescent Road Worthing Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Worthing
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Worthing?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Worthing, the typical price is £58 a day, ranging from £41 to £71. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Worthing take funded hours?
17 of the 77 settings in Worthing 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Worthing rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 46 settings Ofsted has inspected in Worthing hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Worthing take babies?
65 settings in Worthing 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 Worthing?
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 Worthing
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.