Scamps Pre-School Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in East Worthing for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2014, with 20 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 2NQWhat 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, 18 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this welcoming and nurturing setting. They develop strong attachments with staff, who are responsive to their needs. Children behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They love to share their experiences with staff. For example, at snacktime, they talk about growing fruits in their gardens at home. Staff respond enthusiastically to children's spontaneous conversations. Children's curiosity is sparked by the well-planned learning environment. For example, they engage well when handling a variety of natural objects they had previously collected with their parents. This contributes to their sense of belonging and self-confidence.
Children develop a love for books. They sit comfortably with staff to share both stories and information books with interest. They talk about the pictures and make links with their previous experiences. Children begin to acquire and use new words they hear, such as 'conkers'. They make 'leaf people' after listening to an autumn story, and use interesting objects, such as pine cones, for arms. In this way children's imagination and creativity are successfully increased.
Children play outdoors every day. They are physically active and thoroughly enjoy being in the fresh air. Children skilfully ride tricycles, collect water from a water butt and dance to music. This helps to further enhance children's physical and emotional development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve further the quality of staff's interactions with children, to help them recognise when to intervene and when to allow children more time to test out their ideas to solve their problems independently.
- 18 October 2022Good
- 18 October 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scamps Pre-School Ltd
- 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
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