Worth Park Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Crawley for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1992, with 26 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
RH10 3DEWhat 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, 25 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children with enthusiasm as they arrive to playschool. Children eagerly find their named cards that staff have put out for them and they independently put their belongings away. Staff are warm and friendly towards children. This helps children to form special bonds with staff. When children need emotional support, they seek out staff for comfort. Staff readily provide this for children, which helps them to quickly settle.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They teach children the playschool rules during circle times. Children show that they are familiar with these rules by showing an interest in helping others. For example, when children indicate that they want to pour drinks for their friends, staff help them to do this, which encourages children to be kind to others.
Staff implement strategies for all children to develop their communication and language skills. For example, staff chat to children as they engage in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children to develop an understanding of how to keep themselves safe online n enhance staff practice to develop a more consistent approach to helping children to understand the impact their behaviour has on others.
- 25 June 2024Good
- 10 September 2018Good
- 13 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Worth Park Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.