Blossom and Bloom Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Arundel for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2022, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Universal funding entitlements.
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
BN18 0ETWhat 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.
- 13 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the setting. Staff greet them with warmth and care, helping them detach from their parents with ease. Children show delight when staff arrive for the day. They hold out their arms and smile with excitement before they share a hug. Staff are very responsive to children's cues and recognise when they need rest. For example, staff talk softly to children who appear sleepy. They wrap children in cosy blankets and encourage them to take the time they need to regulate. This helps them feel safe, secure and validated.
Staff incorporate stories and rhymes into children's play. Staff engage babies'
interest in stories well. They build anticipation and use different voices for characters. Babies beam as they turn the pages of the book and lift flaps to see what animal is hiding underneath. Staff provide babies with props to help them make connections with language. Babies hold their toy lions and giggle as they roar at each other. This helps babies develop an understanding that language has meaning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children, particularly those who may need extra support with their speech development, with a consistent approach when using communication aids.
- 4 October 2024Good
- 6 November 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blossom and Bloom Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.