Beeding & Bramber Pre-School Playgroup
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Steyning for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 23:30, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1992, with 26 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
BN44 3WNWhat 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, 9 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children know that their needs will be met in this pre-school. They know that they will be treated with kindness and respect as they form trusting relationships with staff. This allows children to develop a firm foundation on which to learn. Children enthusiastically join an outside 'sleigh ride' and discuss what reindeers would like to eat in the cold weather. They think of ways to defrost frozen spray bottles that they have found in the garden and offer a solution. They say, 'Let's put it next to the radiator to make it warm and turn it back into water.' Staff extend children's learning by making the most of these types of activities.
Children behave very well. They are courteous and kind to one another and say
'please' and 'thank you' without prompt. They persevere during activities. For example, children are supported to hold scissors correctly when cutting paper.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - consider more closely how to adapt small group activities to ensure all children fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities n give children enough time to process their thoughts and ideas when responding to questions.
- 9 December 2022Good
- 25 April 2017Good
- 29 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Beeding & Bramber Pre-School Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.