Puddleducks Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Worthing for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2023, with 61 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
BN11 4PBWhat 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, 16 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children. They consistently offer nurturing and respectful care to help children feel happy, safe and secure.
This contributes towards children settling quickly. Children show confidence to explore their play spaces and keenness to engage in self-chosen challenges. They have delightful relationships with their peers and the adults who care for them.
They have positive attitudes to learning and show enthusiasm to ask adults questions to further extend and build on their existing knowledge. For example, during a bug hunt in the garden, children want to find out more about the insects and eggs they find in the digging patch. Staff support their learning by encouraging children to identify what they have found in reference books to compare the features of the bugs. This helps children understand how to find out more information on a topic they are learning about. Furthermore, staff teach children how to use books for different reasons to help them understand that print carries meaning as part of early literacy development.
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 and implement educational programmes that are broad and balanced and precisely identify the specific knowledge they want children to learn n develop staff's understanding of how to plan purposeful learning opportunities in the outdoor provision consistently to support children's knowledge and skills.
- 16 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Puddleducks 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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