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Nurseries in Horsham

There are 44 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Horsham, and 29 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Horsham

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (9 Strong standard, 18 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 33 settings (5 Outstanding, 28 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 4CFC.Ltd - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 4ET
  • Amber Pre-School - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 4LN, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barns Green Playgroup - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 0PT, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluebells Day Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 8JJ, ages 3 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluebells Day Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 8JE, ages 0 to 2, 24 places
    Ofsted, 18 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluecoat Nursery - Pre-school, Horsham RH13 0LJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Horsham - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 5JL, ages 0 to 4, 124 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Catkins Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 1RS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Colgate Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 6HS, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Coolham Montessori Nursery School - Pre-school, Horsham RH13 8QN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Country Mice Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 8DA, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Farlington School Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 3PN, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 December 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Giggles Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 2PG, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Greenway Nursery And Rainbow Club - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 2JS, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Heather Playgroup - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 5XL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Holbrook Community Pre-school - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 5PU, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Holy Trinity Playgroup - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 2NT, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Horsham Nursery School Under 3's - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 5UT, ages 0 to 3, 42 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jack - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 4ET, ages 1 to 2, 12 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jack & Jill Preschool - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 4EH, ages 1 to 10, 34 places
    Ofsted, 4 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Keeley's Daycare Nurseries & Pre-Schools - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 1DB, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 2 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Horsham - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 5HP, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kookaburra Playgroup - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 1TZ, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leechpool Caterpillar Nursery & After School Club - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 6AG, ages 2 to 10, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Barn Owls at Bohunt - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 6AP, 52 places
  • Little Barn Owls Nursery and Farm School - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 4RU, ages 0 to 4, 130 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Barn Owls, The Orchard - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 8LY, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 13 August 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Monkeys Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 1AY, ages 0 to 4, 126 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 6SQ, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 June 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • New View Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 5PU, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nutkins Preschool - Pre-school, Horsham RH13 6LH, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Over the Rainbow Playschool - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 5PP, 39 places
  • Playmates Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 4ET, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 17 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rabbit Patch Day Nursery - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 6NX, ages 1 to 4
    Ofsted, 18 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rudgwick Pre School - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 3HJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rusper Playgroup - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 4PZ, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Skylarks Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 3LY, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 8 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Solid Rock Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 3RH, ages 0 to 8, 30 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Southwater Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 9JH, ages 3 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Performing Arts Horsham - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 1SR
  • St. Mary's Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH12 1JF, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Outdoors Project West Sussex at St John's Primary School - Pre-school, Horsham RH12 1RR
  • The Southwater Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Horsham RH13 9HA, ages 0 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yippee Club Horsham - Pre-school, Horsham RH13 5NW

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • art-K Horsham - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1EH
  • Barracudas Horsham Christs Hospital - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 0LJ, 72 places
  • Barracudas Horsham Millais - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 5HR, 128 places
  • Go Wild All Saints - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 5JB
  • Grasshoppers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 2EP
  • Holy Trinity Lower Beeding - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 6NS, 20 places
  • Horsham Holiday Sport and Playscheme Days - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3YS
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Barns Green - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 0PJ, 20 places
  • Kiddo Club - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 6AP, 40 places
  • Kids' All Star Sports - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 5NT
  • Kids Like Us - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 9JH, 50 places
  • Kids Like Us - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 5PP, 60 places
  • Kiwi Club - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3HW, 18 places
  • Learning Potential Tuition - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1AY
  • MindStorm Coding - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3PN
  • Pied Piper Farlington - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3PN, 104 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3LU, 30 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 6AP, 30 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 0BZ, 20 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 5XL, 25 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 5PS, 70 places
  • Rocketeers - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 6DJ, 30 places
  • VIM Camps Ltd - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 9US, 30 places
  • V.I.M Clubs - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 3RQ, 30 places
  • VIM Clubs - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1JL, 30 places
  • Whizz Kids Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH13 6AG, 50 places
  • ZigZag Out of School Club (Arunside) - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1RR
  • ZigZag Out Of School Clubs (Horsham) - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1TZ, 44 places
  • ZigZag Out of School Club (St Johns) - Out-of-school club, Horsham RH12 1RR, 24 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 Horsham

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