Fishbourne Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Chichester for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £10.00 a session for 2yr Old's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2006, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2yr Old's2y to 3y | £10.00Early (breakfast), Lunch (Packed Lunch), Late £20.00Afternoon, 2 hrs £30.00Morning, 3 hrs | |
| 3&4yr old's3y to 4y | £7.60Lunch (Packed Lunch), Early (breakfast), Late £15.20Afternoon, 2 hrs £22.80Morning, 3 hrs |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.50 an hour consumables contributionoptional, includes snacks, breakfast, nappies, wipes, nappy sacks
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Free entitlement hours.
Worth knowing. £1.50 per funded hour towards consumables, optional.
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
PO18 8BEWhat 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, 28 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nurturing and inclusive pre-school with great excitement.
They confidently leave their parents at the door and enthusiastically greet their friends and staff. Children feel very happy, safe and secure and form strong bonds with the attentive staff. For example, children enjoy cuddles with them, share jokes and delight in telling stories about their lives. The loving atmosphere helps children to develop high levels of self-esteem, confidence and a willingness to give things a go.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who receive additional funding are supported very well. Those who need it receive additional support and well-tailored experiences to help close gaps in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen support for staff's professional development to focus more precisely on how to raise practice to the highest levels n enhance staff's questioning skills to avoid interrupting children's concentration in their own play and exploration.
- 28 January 2022Good
- 13 October 2015Outstanding
- 4 March 2010Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fishbourne Pre-School
- Youngest age taken
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 £10.00 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.
- 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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