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Bewbush Community Nursery CIC

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Crawley for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2013, with 56 places.

Call 01293 522030Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Funded hours

Funding for Children Aged 9 Months to 2 Years (Working Families): up to 30 hours; Funding for 2-Year-Olds: Working Family Funding up to 30 hours and 2-Year-Old Offer via Local Authority; Funding for 3 and 4-Year-Olds: 15 hours universal plus additional 15 hours for eligible working parents, up to 30 funded hours per week during term time.

Worth knowing. Funding is available from the term after your child reaches the eligible age, provided all application requirements have been met. Parents must apply through their Government Childcare Account and provide an eligibility code before their child can start using their funded hours. Parents are responsible for applying before the relevant Government deadline, providing the nursery with their eligibility code, National Insurance number (or National Asylum Support Service number where applicable), and.

What childcare usually costs in West Sussex

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.87an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 9 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
How many children
56 placesLarge for England
How long open
13 yearsLong established
Address
Bewbush Children Centre, Dorsten Square, Crawley, RH11 8XW

Where it is

RH11 8XW
Ofsted URN EY462035On the register since 30 August 2013
Ofsted

What 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, 2 March 2023 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children settle quickly and feel secure in this warm, friendly and caring environment. Children show that they enjoy their time at nursery. For example, they smile, giggle and talk excitedly with staff and other children about their day.

Children separate confidently from parents and carers. They form strong bonds with staff, and babies snuggle into staff for story time.

Children show positive attitudes to their learning and make good progress. Staff skilfully organise the environment to promote children's natural curiosity and eagerness to learn. Children benefit from a good range of experiences, which prepare them well for their future success. For example, babies practise climbing steps to go down slides and have a go at feeding themselves with spoons. Older children have their physical skills promoted through playing outside on obstacle courses, and riding scooters around a racetrack.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

n Strengthen staff training so all staff are able to extend older children's learning and thinking skills through well-focused questions n develop staff's understanding of how to promote children's independence consistently.

  • 2 March 2023Good
  • 27 July 2017Good
  • 20 January 2014Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Bewbush Community Nursery CIC

  • What it costs
  • 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.

Before you ring

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.

  • What does it cost, all in? 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.
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Rainbow Nursery

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1.4 mi
4 min drive
01273 227793

Muddy Puddles Pre-School

Day nursery · Ifield Community Centre, Ifield Drive, Crawley, RH11 0HD

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm58 placesLong established
1.4 mi
4 min drive
07854103967

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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