Jack and Jill Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Hassocks for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:15 to 14:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2012, with 22 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Universal funding for 3 and 4 year olds, extended funding for 2,3 and 4 year olds and local authority funding.
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
BN6 9DWWhat 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, 29 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure and settle quickly into the playgroup routines. They display good attitudes towards learning and are enthusiastic and engaged. Children make their own choices in the resources they use and this helps to support their changing interests and abilities. Children are kind, caring and behave well. They are able to express their own needs and manage their emotions. Staff are effective role models who encourage children to use good manners. This helps children to gain an early understanding of respecting the needs of others around them.
Children are confident and self-assured. Staff take time each day to ask children to share their experiences and changing likes, to promote children's self-esteem.
Children are learning about making good choices in the food they eat. They enter into discussions about what is a healthy breakfast. Older children are able to tell staff that they should only eat a small amount of sugar to take care of their teeth.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of books to help and encourage children's independent use, to further support their literacy development n create a quiet space for children to have time away from the busy learning environment if required, to support their emotional well-being.
- 29 November 2022Good
- 10 January 2017Good
- 9 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack and Jill Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.