Horsted Keynes Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Haywards Heath for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £23.40 a session for 3 years and over, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 1994, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated September 2024.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years and over3y to 5y | £23.40Afternoon, 3 hrs £31.20Morning, 4 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £40.00 Administration Fee
- £100.00 DepositIf fees are paid following a formal written reminder, refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- 10% Failed Payment Costsafter a further 7 days
- £1.00 per 15 minutes Late Collection of Childrenafter a five-minute grace period
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Funded Entitlement (15 hours) and Extended Funding (30 hours) can be used for any sessions.
Worth knowing. There will be a charge of 25p per funded hour to cover the cost of nutritious daily snacks... If you prefer not to pay this charge, you may choose to provide your child’s daily snack instead.
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
RH17 7APWhat 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, 24 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and very independent learners. They greet staff and their friends with great enthusiasm, and they show enormous excitement for their day. Children and staff have developed wonderful relationships that help children feel exceptionally safe and secure. Children demonstrate extremely high levels of confidence. For example, they are very proud to show that they have learned new skills, such as putting on their own coats, and they eagerly invite visitors into their play.
Children flourish in the setting. They are extremely confident and intensely engaged in the wide range of exciting activities, opportunities and experiences on offer. Children have ample opportunities to play and learn inside and outside. They develop an excellent understanding of mathematical language and concepts. For example, children become deeply involved in water play as they fill, tip and pour water through tubes and containers.
Children have excellent opportunities to discover the world around them. For example, children show great excitement when searching for snails. They show high levels of curiosity, concentration and develop a rich language when discussing snails' living conditions, their differences and the importance of using 'gentle hands'. Children learn to show great respect and care for living things and have built their own 'bug hotel'.
- 24 April 2023Outstanding
- 28 April 2017Outstanding
- 26 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Horsted Keynes Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £23.40 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.
- 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.