Happytime Preschool
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bognor Regis for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, with 50 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
PO22 9ADWhat 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, 18 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently enter the pre-school and eagerly look around the inviting learning environment. They are warmly welcomed by staff and develop strong bonds with them. Children form strong friendships with one another and show they really enjoy spending time together as they play and learn.
Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure in the staff's attentive care. They readily approach staff for reassurance, as well as to share their play and learning.
Children laugh as they construct rockets and explore craft resources. They play cooperatively and show they are caring, such as helping each other outdoors as they play on bicycles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to ensure they consistently encourage children to do things for themselves, to help them gain new skills and to develop their independence n strengthen the planning and implementation of adult-led activities, particularly circle times, to more precisely support children's learning needs and to further build on what children know and can do.
- 18 November 2022Good
- 30 January 2017Outstanding
- 5 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happytime Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.