Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Crawley for from 1 year 11 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. £9.00 an hour for 3 and 4 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1992, with 44 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.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 and 4 year olds3y to 4y | £9.003 and 4 year olds | |
| 1 year 11 months to 2 years old | £10.001 year 11 months to 2 years old |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.25 a session voluntary contributionparents can opt in or out, includes outside visitors such as zoolab, talking tom’s
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Universal funding childcare - For all 3 and 4 year olds. Children can use up to 570 hours each year, up to a maximum of 15 hours over 38 weeks. Extended funding childcare (also known as 30 hours' funding childcare) - For eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds. Children can use an additional 570 hours each year, up to a maximum of 30 hours per week over 38 weeks (1,140 hours each year). Ther.
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
RH10 7RAWhat 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, 22 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in the welcoming and inclusive pre-school. They show they feel safe and secure as they readily snuggle into staff and share books.
Children develop positive relationships with the staff and their friends. They sit together, excitedly exploring trays of lentils. Children develop their fine motor skills as they use scoops to fill and empty containers. They are eager and confident to explore the activities on offer. For example, children wrap soft toy animals up in blankets and pretend to listen to their hearts with stethoscopes.
Children develop a range of skills, such as when they use writing tools and paintbrushes confidently to paint and draw. Younger children proudly show their attempts to balance, crawl and jump while moving around an obstacle course.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- teach children how to keep themselves safe while using digital devices n allow children the time they need to develop their own ideas and respond to questions asked of them, to help develop their thinking skills even further.
- 22 February 2023Good
- 27 April 2017Outstanding
- 3 May 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup
- 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.
- Is £9.00 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.