Peter Pan Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Crawley for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1993, with 26 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 3REWhat 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, 14 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive to a warm welcome from staff, who build strong relationships with children and their parents. Staff ask parents to share information with them that might be important to a child's day. They use this information when planning activities for each child. This helps children to remain stimulated in their play and learning. Staff respond to children's needs, and this helps children to feel safe and secure at the playgroup. Children behave very well, and staff are positive role models. They are kind, loving and gentle. Staff use positive approaches in order for children to learn how to understand their feelings and emotions. Children who struggle with their feelings are given extra resources and strategies, which support them to begin to regulate how they are feeling.
Staff fully prepare children for changes during the day, such as getting ready to go outside or sitting down for lunchtime. Children quickly learn about the routines.
They anticipate what will happen next. This supports children's well-being effectively, particularly younger children, children who are new to the playgroup and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, children find their own names in the morning and put away their belongings. Older children are given extra responsibilities, such as being a helper at lunchtime. They beam with pride when staff praise them for being so helpful.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to plan more precisely to support children's individual learning needs n build on staff's skills further to help them use their interactions with children to more consistently extend their learning.
- 14 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 15 May 2019Good
- 1 February 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Peter Pan Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.