The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Littlehampton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2013, with 113 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
BN17 6LSWhat 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.
- 13 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed by staff as they arrive ready to start their day.
Overall, staff deliver a broad and balanced curriculum. Staff want all children to achieve well. They plan stimulating activities that supports children's individual learning, incorporating their own interests and in-the-moment curiosities. As such, children are quick to immerse themselves in activities and play experiences of their choice. This supports children to be motivated in their learning.
The manager, alongside her staff team, has worked tirelessly to make the necessary improvements since the last inspection. Staff are given the coaching and support needed to ensure they implement effective and consistent strategies to support children's behaviour. Some staff have access to additional, targeted training to understand how to implement these strategies successfully. This is cascaded to other staff to ensure a consistent approach is applied. This helps children to understand behavioural expectations and begin to learn about their own emotions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum so it consistently meets the needs of all children, ensuring learning is equally as purposeful, particularly for those that are quieter and less able n strengthen key person arrangements to ensure children with SEND receive consistent support in their learning - enhance the curriculum to provide opportunities to support children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe online.
- 26 March 2024Good
- 12 October 2023Inadequate
- 21 November 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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