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Nurseries in Haywards Heath

There are 31 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Haywards Heath, and 21 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Haywards Heath

  • Ofsted report cards: 9 settings (22 Strong standard, 28 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (2 Outstanding, 15 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bolney Under Fives Pre-School Group - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 5PF, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Rose Cottage, Haywards Heath Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 1XT, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • CSS Activities - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 6SQ, ages 4 to 11, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 July 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Elan Nursery - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3DR, ages 0 to 3, 72 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Elan Pre School - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 1PZ, ages 2 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Go Wild Warden Park - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3JR
  • Hedgehogs & Badgers Nursery School - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 2AQ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 23 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Horsted Keynes Pre-School - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH17 7AP, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Harlands - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 1PJ, 90 places
  • Kiddie Capers, Ardingly - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 6TL, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 14 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddie Capers, Merlin House - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 1BB, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 22 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddie Capers Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 7NH, ages 0 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddie Capers, The Garden Rooms - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 4XG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Haywards Heath - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 4QX, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mayflower Playgroup - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3LE, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mindstorm Coding - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH17 7HT
  • Norto5 KIDZ Academy - Cuckfield - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 5AB, ages 0 to 5, 25 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Norto5 KIDZ - Lindfield - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 2PX, ages 1 to 3
    Ofsted report card, 6 January 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Primrose House Montessori - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 4DJ, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Robins Nest Day Nursery - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3BJ, ages 0 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snowdrop House Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3RS, ages 0 to 3, 120 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Paul's Pre-School - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3PQ, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Peters Pre-School - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH17 6UN, ages 2 to 4, 14 places
    Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sussex Tuition Centre - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 4EA
  • The Acorns Nursery & Forest School - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH16 2LA, ages 1 to 3, 28 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Lindfield Nursery - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH16 2HH, 26 places
  • Tiger Cubs Pre-School - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH16 2HS, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treehoppers Forest Kindergarten - Pre-school, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Day Nursery - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3RS, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Wendy House Nursery - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 4EX, ages 0 to 5, 51 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Tree Preschool - Day nursery, Haywards Heath RH16 3QN, ages 0 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 19 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Cool 4 School Clubs at Balcombe C E - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6HS, 18 places
  • Cool 4 School Clubs at St Marks - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6EN, 20 places
  • Cool 4 School Clubs LTD - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 2HH, 20 places
  • Cool 4 School Clubs LTD - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6UQ, 15 places
  • Cornflake Club Limited - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 5BQ
  • Holiday Heroes - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6HB
  • Holiday Heroes - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 3NL
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Blackthorns - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 2UA, 40 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Lindfield - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 2DX, 90 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ St Joseph's - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 3PQ, 20 places
  • Kudize Club @ Wivelsfield Primary School - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 7QN, 10 places
  • Let's Leap @ Brighton College Handcross - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6HF, 15 places
  • PALS Saturday Club and Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 4JR
  • Pied Piper Cumnor House - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 7HT, 43 places
  • Pied Piper Great Walstead - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 2QL, 220 places
  • Stagecoach Haywards Heath - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 3NL
  • Stagecoach Haywards Heath Warden Park Site - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 3JR, 24 places
  • The Outdoors Project After School Club At Handcross Park School - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6HF
  • The Outdoors Project at Great Walstead School - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH16 2QL
  • UKSA Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 6HF
  • Wivelsfield Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Haywards Heath RH17 7QN, 50 places

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 Haywards Heath

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