Yarburgh Community Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in East Grinstead for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for 2 year-olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year-olds2y to 3y | £7.50Fees for 2 year-olds | |
| 3-4 year-olds3y to 4y | £7.00Fees for 3-4 year-olds |
Funded hours
Universal funding, 2 year funding and extended funding; up to 15 free funded hours per week, which takes effect the term after their third birthday. An additional 15 hours are available in some circumstances.
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
RH19 2DXWhat 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.
- 22 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this pre-school. Staff warmly greet the children as they arrive, helping them to feel secure and settled. Children's emotional well-being is a priority for the staff, who know them well. For example, when children become upset, staff recognise their feelings and use a variety of strategies to help, such as listening, soothing and talking to children. As a result, children feel listened to and valued. Children behave very well. They look after their environment and are well mannered.
Children are highly motivated in their play. They become fascinated by a range of well-planned activities. They are curious and demonstrate good listening skills when they are learning. For example, children delight in digging in the soil. They are digging to 'Australia!'. Children become transfixed when staff engage them further by using the internet to identify an array of insects that are found in
Australia. They become excited and exclaim, 'Wow! That looks like the snail we found. Look!'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - consider more closely how to adapt adult-led activities to ensure that all children get the attention they need to get the most from the learning experiences n identify training and development needs to help strengthen knowledge in some staff to raise the quality of the provision to a higher level.
- 12 May 2023Good
- 5 October 2017Outstanding
- 15 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yarburgh Community Preschool
- 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 £7.50 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.