Teddy Wilf's Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Chichester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2010, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Entitlement Funded places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
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
PO19 3AGWhat 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, 23 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are settled and happy in the care of the attentive staff team. They benefit from staff who know them well and know how best to support their individual learning.
Children are confident and know the expectations staff have for them. They behave well. Children understand where to put their wet paintings, for example, and where to find the resources they want to explore. Children benefit from having long periods of uninterrupted time to play and learn. Staff skilfully guide and teach children as they play. They learn about mini-beasts, for instance, by looking at books, hunting outdoors and by modelling with dough. Children are curious learners. Staff support children to find answers to their questions, such as how long a caterpillar egg takes to hatch. Staff use children's interests well to engage and motivate them in their learning.
Staff help children understand their emotions. They explore puppets, for example, as they talk about how they feel. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure in the staff's warm care. Their emotional well-being is supported effectively. Children learn many skills that will support them to move on to the next stage in their education.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve adult-led group activities to help children focus and so that their individual learning needs are met n help staff to recognise and make the most of opportunities to encourage children to develop their independence skills.
- 23 February 2024Good
- 26 April 2018Good
- 22 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Teddy Wilf's Nursery School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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