St John's Pre-School
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Worthing for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2009, 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
BN11 5NQWhat 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, 3 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a highly ambitious curriculum that incorporates the setting's core values of 'create, achieve and nurture'. They provide rich activities to promote curiosity and encourage children to investigate and be inquisitive. For example, children concentrate as they grate play dough and focus intently on their task.
They persevere and use the tools with care. During play, children engage in meaningful conversations with staff and talk about making cheesecake and cheese pie. Staff skilfully build on children's learning and extend their play. They introduce weighing scales and support children to explore weights and measures. As a result, children receive quality interactions to develop high-level thinking skills.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are excellent role models and promote good behaviour and manners. For example, staff thank children for helping and gently remind them to say 'please' and 'thank you' at snack time. As a result, children follow their lead as they spontaneously repeat the language and learn to be polite. Staff praise children for being kind, which helps to boost their confidence and self-esteem. For example, children enthusiastically welcome their friends with affectionate hugs and big smiles. This helps children to feel secure and build strong bonds with their peers.
- 3 March 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 June 2019Good
- 27 September 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St John's Pre-School
- 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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