East Preston Village Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Littlehampton for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1996, with 26 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
BN16 1JPWhat 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, 13 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming into this warm and nurturing pre-school. They happily find familiar friends and enjoy chatting together as they play. They are greeted by the kind and friendly staff, who know the children well. Staff listen intently and respond positively to children while they share news from home. Children enjoy a wide variety of activities to choose from and settle quickly to play. Children explore with instruments and play together as they sing. They talk about the instruments and enjoy discovering the different sounds they make. Children read stories and learn about different cultures through books and discussions. They recall events in stories and learn new words, such as 'avocado'.
Children demonstrate high levels of engagement towards their learning. For example, children are given time to explore ice and frost. They use hammers to crack ice and discover what is inside. They talk about what it feels like and how it is formed. They test what happens to ice when it becomes warm and share their ideas about the process. Children read stories about cold weather and talk about their experiences of ice at home. They learn about keeping safe in cold weather and on slippery pavements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide parents with information about their children's next stages in learning and help them to support their learning at home n support staff to consistently provide children with opportunities to develop independence.
- 13 December 2022Good
- 2 May 2017Good
- 14 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for East Preston Village Pre School
- 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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