Community Playcentre @ Walberton
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Arundel for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2015, with 80 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
BN18 0PJWhat 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, 12 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The leadership team is committed to providing children with good-quality education and care. Overall, staff are skilled at providing a high level of teaching to all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Children arrive keen to explore the environment. They demonstrate that they are eager learners as they become curious about the activities that staff have provided for them. For example, children gather materials to make a 'dirt pie' with their friends. They follow the instructions on a recipe card and count out the
'ingredients' with their friends. They say, 'We have 11. That's a lot, isn't it?'. Staff play alongside the children and provide a narrative during play. Children listen intently and recall information they have previously learned. They say, 'A crab is a bit like a spider because it has a lot of legs. Crabs live in the sea, but spiders don't.'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to focus on the precise skills they want each child to gain during planned activities so that children consistently benefit from the intended learning n target support more precisely to consistently support children's speech and language development, with particular regards to those children who are less confident to engage during group activities.
- 12 July 2023Good
- 11 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Community Playcentre @ Walberton
- 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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