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Nurseries in Crawley

There are 43 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Crawley, and 20 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Crawley

  • Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (10 Strong standard, 19 Expected standard, 7 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 29 settings (3 Outstanding, 26 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Activate Camps@Worth School - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 4SD
  • Bewbush Community Nursery CIC - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 8XW, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 7NN, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 1 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Broadfield Nursery CIC - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 9HJ, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brookfield Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 9TR, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 1SS, ages 1 to 4, 132 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Caterpillars Pre-School (Sussex) Limited - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 8QL, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 21 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 3SW, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 29 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 7QH, 84 places
    Ofsted, 2 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Crawley 6-12 - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 0DX
  • Daisychain Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 1LR, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 January 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Enriching Lives Pre-school - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 7PF, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 April 2026: Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Friary Preschool - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 6HD, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 December 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Happy Bears Early Years Ltd - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 6QZ, 38 places
  • Happy Hours Pre-School Crawley - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 9BA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 9 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Honey Pots Childcare Limited - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 8ND, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Junior Adventures Group @ K2 Crawley RH11 - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 9BQ
  • Kids Capers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 5DP, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kumon Crawley East - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 1LE
  • Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 7DU, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 17 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Holly Hedgehog Pre-school - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 7HJ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars Pre School Ifield Ltd - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 0EL, ages 2 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 7RA, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Milton Mount Playgroup - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 3DY, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 4 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Muddy Puddles Pre-School - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 0HD, ages 2 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pembroke Park Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 1AN, ages 2 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 March 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Peter Pan Playgroup - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 3RE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pound Hill Pre-School - Day nursery, Crawley RH10 7EP, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 8QL, ages 4 to 11, 10 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 7DH, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 9 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Preschool - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 6DG, ages 2 to 2, 20 places
    Ofsted, 5 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Pre-School - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 6DG, ages 3 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Crawley - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 3SW
  • Stepping Stones Playschool - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 8HW, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's Sunshine Pre School - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 3QX, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Barn Pre-School - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 8GH, ages 2 to 3, 21 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Donkey Field Pre School - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 4XA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nursery School Charlwood - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 0QA, ages 0 to 4, 110 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Outdoors Project West Sussex at Three Bridges Primary School - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 1PD
  • Toad Hall Nursery Crawley - Day nursery, Crawley RH11 7BP, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Water Lilies Preschool - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 0PL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Tree Pre-School Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Pre-school, Crawley RH11 7NX, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Worth Park Playgroup - Pre-school, Crawley RH10 3DE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 25 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Stars - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 3AG, 90 places
  • Camp Glide at Fairway - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 3QD, 25 places
  • Camp Glide at Maidenbower Schools - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 7RA, 25 places
  • Camp Glide at The Gatwick - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 9TP, 25 places
  • Code Kids Crawley - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 6DG
  • Fcl Crawley - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 8ER
  • Inspire Holiday Camps Woodgate - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 9GT, 15 places
  • Jeli Children's Club - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 4XA, 44 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Crawley Down - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 4XA, 20 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Desmond Anderson - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 5EA, 40 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Pound Hill Junior School - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 7EB, 60 places
  • NGA - Turners Hill Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 4PA, 10 places
  • Premier Education - Seymour Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 9ES, 10 places
  • Shalom Childcare Ltd T/A Totz2teenz - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 0HD, 60 places
  • Summer Adventure Camp at Ifield Community College - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 0DB
  • The Outdoors Project After School Club At Waterfield Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 8RA
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Copthorne Prep School - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 3HR, 104 places
  • Ward Coaching & Holiday Club Ltd - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 3SW
  • Ward Holiday Club Maidenbower - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH10 7RA
  • Yippee Club Crawley - Out-of-school club, Crawley RH11 0DU

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Crawley

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.