Nuffy Bear Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Worth, Crawley 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2010, with 40 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
RH10 4STWhat 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.
- 19 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly with effective support. Staff are always on hand to offer gentle reassurance and to distract children to enable them to engage in their chosen play. Children are able to follow instructions. For example, when asked, they are able to collect the book they were looking at the previous day to explore further. Children show good physical and coordination skills. They can use a bat to hit a ball to their opponent and kick a ball to each other during a game of football.
They have additional opportunities to take part in activities such as swimming and multi-sports. This boosts children's understanding of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Children learn to be independent. They come in from outdoor play, find their indoor shoes, put them on and put their wellington boots away. Babies help to get themselves changed and put away their wet clothes with support and encouragement from staff. Children thoroughly enjoy their role-play experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's interactions with children to enhance children's speaking skills further n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to support children to enhance their awareness of the consequences of their actions.
- 24 March 2023Good
- 4 April 2018Outstanding
- 27 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nuffy Bear Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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