Treetops Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Haywards Heath for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £70.00 a day for age 2-3 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2016, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0-2 Yearsbirth to 2y | £75.00School Day £90.00* | £70.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs | |
| Age 2-3 Years2y to 3y | £70.00School Day £85.00* | £65.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs | |
| Age 4-5 Years4y to 5y | £70.00School Day £75.00* | £10.00Early Bird (from 07:30am) £60.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £75.00 non-refundable registration feenot refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £13.00 an hour Ad-hoc extra hours
- £13.00 an hour Pre-booked hours
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £13.00 a day 9 months–2 years funded day charge
- £13.00 a day 2–3 years funded day charge
- £13.00 a day 3–5 years funded day charge
- £25.00 a term Consumables charge for funded hours
Discounts
- 5% 5% discount if attending 5 full days per week
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Funding can be used 11/22 hours per week over 51 weeks if stretched, or up to 15/30 hours per week over 38 weeks (term time only).
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 3RSWhat 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, 27 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome when they arrive. Babies have breakfast with older children upon arrival, before settling into their specific room. Children who are unsettled when they arrive are given time and support to settle in. They freely access the activities and resources that are available. Children who require more encouragement to engage and focus on activities are supported to do so.
Children have access to a secure outside area that is opened up at set times throughout the day. They are supported to peddle tricycles and have room to run around and practise their physical skills. Older children confidently talk about the leaves and acorns that have fallen from the trees. Younger children find sticks and repeat the word 'stick' as they share these with staff.
Most children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and engage in both selfchosen play and adult-led activities. Children are encouraged to take turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of routines to ensure there is minimal impact on children's learning and development n develop how staff communicate with children to support their understanding and improve their learning further.
- 27 September 2022Good
- 30 December 2019Good
- 26 February 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Treetops Day Nursery
- 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 £70.00 a day 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.
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