Wakoos Centre4Children Ltd
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A day nursery in Billingshurst for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £57.30 a day for 2 – 5, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2010, 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 1 September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2birth to 2y | £58.98Core Day £98.30 | £9.83Early Start £49.15Afternoon or Morning, 5 hrs | £9.83Private hours beyond any funded entitlement | |
| 2 – 52y to 5y | £57.30Core Day £95.50 | £9.55Early Start £47.75Afternoon or Morning, 5 hrs | £9.55Private hours beyond any funded entitlement |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £100.00 a day Depositper day a child attends per week, refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 Breakfast
- £2.00 Tea
- £3.00 Lunch
- £3.00 Emergency food provisions
- £10.00 Late collectioncollected more than 10 minutes late
Discounts
- 10% Sibling discountoldest sibling's fees when more than one child attends Wakoos
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15-hour and 30-hour funded childcare places, stretched across 51 weeks (11 hours/week for 15-hour entitlement, 22 hours/week for 30-hour entitlement).
Worth knowing. Funded hours are delivered within our session structure and primarily within full-day sessions. To access the majority of their funded entitlement, children will typically attend two full-day sessions, equating to up to 20 funded hours per week. Meals are charged separately and are voluntary; parents can opt-out but must provide a suitable alternative.
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
RH14 9RYWhat 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.
- 11 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 4 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted at the gate and receive a warm welcome. They arrive happily and engage in the activities available. Children enjoy a healthy breakfast on arrival.
Babies explore a range of sensory activities. They are given space and time to explore the natural environment outside. For example, babies enjoy rolling pine cones and conkers down plastic tubes. They watch as staff blow bubbles that pop in the wind.
Children benefit from fresh air and daily exercise. They have access to a large outdoor area that is freely available throughout the day. Children also access the adjacent park at planned times in the week. Their physical development is supported well. Older children practise riding on scooters as well as safely climbing up climbing frames and swinging on tyres. They confidently share what they have learned and show determination to keep trying until they succeed. For example, children eagerly show adults how they can balance and swing on the tyres.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
n Develop staff's understanding of the curriculum intent to ensure it supports all children's needs and promotes their learning n improve how staff are deployed to ensure children's development is encouraged to fully maximise their learning.
- 6 October 2022Good
- 8 March 2018Good
- 6 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wakoos Centre4Children Ltd
- 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 £57.30 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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