Over the Rainbow Playschool
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Horsham for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £6.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2025, with 39 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 | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.50Breakfast Club £16.00After School Club (until 5pm) £17.00After School Club (until 5.30pm) £17.50After School Club (until 5.45pm) £18.00After School Club (until 6.00pm) |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £8.50 an hour First/last 15 minutes chargeable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 Hours (you can select which sessions you would like up to 15 hours or you are welcome to do more than 15 hours per week).
Worth knowing. The first/last 15 minutes are chargeable at our current rate , £8.50/ hour as we are only able to claim funding for 30 minutes or a whole hour.
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
RH12 5PPWhat 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.
Still missing for Over the Rainbow Playschool
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.50 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.