Horsham Nursery School Under 3's
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A day nursery in Horsham for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2008, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded entitlement (FE) places are available the term after your child’s 3 rd birthday. ... The 15 hour FE places are offered over either 5 mornings (9-12) or 5 afternoons (1-4). ... The 30 hours may also be taken over 3 full days, 8am-6pm. ... Funded entitlement (FE) places are available the term after your child is 9 months old. ... The Term Time 30 hour FE places for 9 months to 2 year olds are.
Worth knowing. Parents choosing the 2½ day option will need to pay for lunches on the full days or provide a packed lunch. ... If you choose sessions over breakfast, lunch or tea you will need to pay for the meals or provide packed meals. ... For the Under 3’s provision, there is a non-refundable charge to be placed on the wanting to join list.
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
RH13 5UTWhat 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, 7 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families receive a very warm welcome from leaders and staff upon arrival. Staff are nurturing and show great kindness to children and their families. This enables children to feel safe and secure in their nursery environment and to settle quickly and develop strong relationships with others. Staff support children's understanding of what is happening next by using their interest in pretend play. For example, when coaxing a baby to be ready for a sleep, they help the babies to set out their teddy bears. They lie them down in the cosy corner, and babies show that they understand that, after a sleep, they wake up and return to their play.
Children receive lots of praise for their efforts. For example, when babies show their new-found skills, such as when they stand without holding on, staff vocally praise them. Babies relish the warm embrace they receive and respond by hugging staff in return. This boosts children's confidence and self-esteem. Leaders support staff to have secure ambitions for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They have aspirational goals for children to achieve before they move on to the next age group room. This enables staff to plan challenging and purposeful experiences, which they base upon what children need to learn next, incorporating their current interests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- revise group and key times of the day to strengthen children's engagement in the learning experience or activity - strengthen staff's understanding of the importance of explaining to children about the consequences of their actions.
- 7 December 2023Good
- 15 February 2018Good
- 14 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Horsham Nursery School Under 3's
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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