Busy Lizzie's Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chichester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £9.00 an hour for age 0-1, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2007, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st April 2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0-1birth to 12m | £9.00 | |
| Age 22y to 3y | £8.30 | |
| Age 3-43y to 4y | £7.70 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.50 Early Startincludes breakfast
- £5.50 per 15 minutes Late collection
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours funding from the term after their child is 9 months old, 15 hours funding from the term after they are 2, 15 hours funding from the term after they are 3.
Worth knowing. Children in receipt of funding can access their full eligibility without any extra charges. At present we do not charge for consumables or registration. If your child is funded the hourly rate applies when they attend more than their funded hours. The early start (7.30 am including breakfast) is not included within funding, funding can be used from 8am. Late collection charges are at managements discretion and are also not included within funded hours.
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
PO19 8HSWhat 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, 3 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at nursery and eagerly access the large open-plan environment and well-equipped garden. They can choose to play outdoors for much of the day and access resources they need freely. For example, children choose paper and pencils from the art trolley, and they begin to write and draw.
Staff skilfully support children to develop their ability to keep themselves safe. For example, staff ask, 'How do we hold scissors safely?', and model the appropriate way to do so.
Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and have a strong sense of self. Staff give good consideration to promoting children's independence. For example, at snack time, children cut their fruit and pour their own milk. Children confidently chatter and share news about their home lives with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when children need more time to process their thoughts and ideas when responding to questions.
- 3 May 2023Good
- 6 October 2017Good
- 18 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Lizzie's Ltd
- 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.
- Is £9.00 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.
- 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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