Findon Village Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Worthing for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1992, 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
BN14 0TAWhat 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.
- 28 February 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive full of happiness and enthusiasm to start their day. Caring staff spend time listening to parents. They ensure children's individual needs are met, which helps them settle quickly. Children know the daily routine well. For instance, they independently put their belongings away and have a go at finding their name for self-registration. This helps children to feel safe, secure and have a sense of belonging.
Staff plan a range of activities and experiences that spark children's interests. For example, children enjoy mixing different colours of water to make 'potions'. They explore and smell other ingredients, such as lavender. Staff challenge children's learning and ask questions to check their understanding. For instance, they ask which colours they used to change the overall colour. Staff skilfully adapt activities to take account of the age and abilities of the children taking part. This supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and are good role models.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop further the implementation of the new curriculum, to plan for precise next steps in children's learning
- manage daily routines to ensure children's individual needs continue to be met at all times.
- 2 July 2024Good
- 31 January 2024Inadequate
- 17 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Findon Village Preschool
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.