Abracadabra Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Worthing for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2004, with 60 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in West Sussex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Sussex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BN11 4BYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 24 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when arriving at nursery. They separate from their parents and carers willingly and are quick to engage in the exciting activities that the nursery offers. If children do struggle to separate, staff swiftly intervene to support them and provide children with a tailored activity that they know they will enjoy. Children have good relationships with their key person and the staff team, which help them to feel safe and secure. Younger children seek comfort from their familiar adults when visitors enter the room.
Children are eager and motivated to learn. They develop their mark-making skills as they make treasure maps, before using them to play imaginatively as they hunt for treasure. As children play with dry cereal, staff encourage them to experiment with how many scoops of cereal they need to make the weighing scales balance.
Staff broaden children's mathematical language as they use words such as 'heavy',
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus professional development more precisely on developing teaching skills to an even higher level - refine the planning of children's learning to consistently include their next steps and ensure they are challenged so they can achieve to the best of their abilities.
- 14 April 2022Good
- 13 February 2017Good
- 26 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abracadabra Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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