Ashurst Wood Community Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in East Grinstead for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for two year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2009, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Two year olds2y to 3y | £7.50Two year olds | |
| Three to Four year olds3y to 4y | £6.50Three to Four year olds |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 a day Early Start add-on
- £3.00 a day Later collection
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Funded Entitlement is available for working families with children aged from 9 months to school age meeting certain criteria. 2 year old Local Authority Early Years Funded entitlement can be applied for directly through the LA that you live in. Families who meet the eligibility criteria can claim up to 15 hours per week. Children are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded entitlement per.
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
RH19 3QWWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 1 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this highly enriching learning environment. They make excellent progress in all areas of learning. The curriculum is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. A wide range of stimulating and challenging learning experiences allow children to build and extend their skills. Children learn to problem-solve as they explore a range of everyday objects, such as padlocks and screws. They experiment with what items they need to repair a broken clock. They develop their fine motor skills as they concentrate intently on securing the screws. Children work together and become deeply engaged in their imaginative play. For instance, in the mud kitchen, children follow recipe cards to make pizzas, adding in fresh herbs and mixing them with mud.
Children are extremely happy in the setting and build strong attachments to the nurturing, experienced staff. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are sociable and confident and form great friendships with each other. Children learn about nature and the world around them. For example, the discovery of a black bird's nest sparks conversation about what birds eat. Children decide they want to make bird feeders and explore the sticky lard and seed with their hands using words such as 'gooey'. Children have ample opportunity to play outdoors. They develop their physical skills in the large garden. For example, they chase each other around the climbing frame, navigating the space to ensure they are safe.
- 1 April 2022Outstanding
- 6 October 2016Outstanding
- 12 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ashurst Wood Community Pre-School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £7.50 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.