Camelsdale Preschool CIO
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Haslemere for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £26.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2016, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
As of September 2024 our fees are currently £26 per session, subject to an annual increase.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Free Entitlement Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds, maximum of 15 hours funded nursery education per week for a maximum of 38 weeks from the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. Each Free Entitlement (FE) place is completely free at the point of delivery. There is additional charges for Extra Curricular Activities. Families whose children who are accessing Free Entitlement and who are attending the full three hour session will be charged for 0.5 hours per session (the difference between the full session and the FE pattern of delivery).
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
GU27 3RNWhat 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, 25 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Committed leaders have established highly effective settling-in procedures that focus on the needs of each child and their family. They make good use of these sessions and the first few weeks new children attend, to gather valuable information from parents, such as children's interests and care routines. This is used to organise an inviting and stimulating environment, where children feel safe and secure. Staff observe children closely and quickly identify their capabilities and areas for development. For instance, all children take part in gymnastic sessions delivered by external specialists. During these, staff notice when some children need extra support with gross motor skills, such as balance, core strength and coordination. These skills are then prioritised within the children's unique curriculum and further promoted through purposeful opportunities in their play.
Children form incredibly strong bonds with staff, which nurtures their confidence, emotional security and sense of belonging. Staff provide plenty of opportunities, within daily routines to promote independence. For example, children politely let staff know when they need the toilet and independently wash their hands before meals and after outdoor play. Clear boundaries and consistent expectations support children's positive behaviour. Children learn to respect one another, understand right from wrong and develop meaningful friendships. These skills are guided by an increasing awareness of how their actions can affect others. Older children regularly show kindness by helping their younger peers when they see a need. All children, including those requiring additional support, flourish at this pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff deployment to ensure staff engage fully with all children to increase children's enjoyment and extend their learning further when outdoors n enhance staff supervisions and reflective discussions to ensure professional development is more precisely targeted to staff's individual needs to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.
- 25 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 November 2024Needs improvement
- 24 January 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Camelsdale Preschool CIO
- 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 £26.00 a session 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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