The Acorns Nursery and Forest School
Needs improvementTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Registered for decades
A childminder in Haywards Heath for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £13.00 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Needs improvement by Ofsted. Open since 1992, with 21 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-24 months18m to 2y | £16.00Non-funded/additional hours | |
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £13.00Non-funded/additional hours | |
| 3 & 4 year olds3y to 4y | £11.00Non-funded/additional hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £10.50 a session Voluntary Contribution for 15 hour fundingincludes £5.00 for lunch and snack & £5.50 for enhanced
- £12.50 a session Voluntary Contribution for 30 hour fundingincludes £6.50 for snacks & lunch & £6.00 for enhanced
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 funded hours and 30 funded hours.
Worth knowing. Voluntary Contribution requested: £10.50 per 3 hour session for 15 hour funding; £12.50 per 6 hour session for 30 hour funding. If you would rather not pay this please speak with our administrator.
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
RH16 2JNWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on –.
Needs improvement
Below what Ofsted expects. The setting is not failing, but it was told to improve.
Still missing for The Acorns Nursery and Forest School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £13.00 an hour still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Childminders within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.