Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And Preschool
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Crawley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2016, with 92 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
RH10 7NNWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 August 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 1 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff, who are ready to greet them. Parents drop their children off at the door in the mornings as, through evaluation following the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff have found that children settle more effectively this way. Parents come into the setting when they collect their children, and they receive full feedback about their children. The manager has a secure understanding of the curriculum intent. She supports staff to plan to implement the curriculum effectively. Staff in each room develop their own methods for planning for children's development, incorporating current interests and learning styles.
Children enjoy outdoor play. Babies show good physical skills, such as when they climb the steps, walk across the bridge and down the slope. Pre-school children take great delight in taking part in a bug hunt in the garden. They identify the different insects and mark on their sheet against the corresponding picture.
Children develop their dexterity and small-muscle development. For instance, young children skilfully place large pegs into the holes on the shaped boards.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - build on staff's interactions with children to further enhance consistency for children's engagement in learning experiences n strengthen staff's understanding of building children's awareness of mutual respect.
- 1 August 2023Good
- 6 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And Preschool
- 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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