Teddy Wilf's @ The Westgate
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2014, with 27 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 1RJWhat 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, 11 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are extremely passionate and show dedication in helping every child to flourish. They think carefully about what children need to thrive and use additional funding to extend the support they offer. The provider recognises the importance positive physical and emotional health has on children's outcomes. In response, staff use funding to create and implement programmes that teach children safe and healthy habits. This includes exploring topics such as oral health, road safety and online safety. This promotes children's health and welfare to the highest standard.
Children develop meaningful and lasting friendships and take great pleasure in each other's company. For instance, children fully immerse themselves in imaginary play. They work in collaboration as they decide their individual roles and make important decisions, such as what to cook for dinner. Children re-enact what they see from the adults around them as they settle baby dolls to sleep with soft voices and remember to feed the imaginary pets. Staff are always on hand to extend children's play. For instance, staff add books to the role-play area so that children can 'read' their babies a bedtime story.
Staff recognise children's behaviour as a form of communicating their needs. Staff are responsive and approach children's behaviour with kindness and curiosity. They take time to explore how children are feeling and help them learn the language they need to express themselves. Staff working with babies observe them closely.
- 11 November 2024Outstanding
- 18 December 2018Good
- 26 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Teddy Wilf's @ The Westgate
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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