Young Explorers - Goring
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Worthing for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 24 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
BN12 4BYWhat 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, 11 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited when they arrive at this vibrant pre-school. They are warmly greeted by staff who help them to settle immediately. Staff encourage children to become independent from a very early age. Children put away their own belongings and confidently access toys and resources. Staff praise them for 'having a go' and trying hard. Children who use knives to cut up their own fruit beam with delight and exclaim 'look I did it!'. Staff are attentive to children's emotional needs.
They build warm and loving bonds with children. This gives children a firm foundation for learning and helps them to feel safe and secure.
Staff are strong and positive role models for the children. They model kindness and respect and have worked hard to create a calm learning environment for the children. This approach positively impacts children's attitudes to learning, to each other and to the resources. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration and engagement in their learning. They anticipate a day of excitement and challenges.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to manage the changes in routines more effectively to make sure that children do not miss out on rich learning opportunities n establish partnerships with other early years settings children attend to help staff plan for children's care and learning more precisely.
- 11 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 13 June 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Young Explorers - Goring
- 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.