Kiddie Capers, Hurstpierpoint
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hassocks for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2019, with 30 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
BN6 9THWhat 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, 25 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome as soon as they arrive and settle quickly to chosen activities. Children with a delay in their language development are well supported. For example, they use picture cards and display these on the 'My choices' board to communicate what they want to do. This empowers children to make decisions about their own learning and enables them to express their views.
Children behave well and show curiosity when they participate in activities, such as making fruit kebabs. They are keen to explore and taste the different varieties of fruit. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration as they practise hand-toeye coordination skills as they thread fruit onto their wooden sticks.
Children have opportunities to learn about festivals that their friends and families celebrate. This supports them to gain a wider understanding about people and communities. For instance, they find out about Mehndi as part of Diwali celebrations and proceed to create their own patterns in coloured rice.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen staff practice and ensure that activities offer appropriate levels of challenge to extend all children's learning more effectively n provide children with more time to process their thinking and express their ideas during interactions with staff.
- 25 October 2022Good
- 23 November 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddie Capers, Hurstpierpoint
- 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.
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