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Nurseries in Littlehampton

There are 16 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Littlehampton, and 10 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Littlehampton

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (4 Strong standard, 8 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 13 settings (1 Outstanding, 12 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Angmering Day Nursery - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 4HY, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Applepips Day Nursery - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 3LN, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Applepips Day Nursery (Heritage House) - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 3EY, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Beech Tree Childcare - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 4AX, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 14 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Little Kiddies - Pre-school, Littlehampton BN17 6AF, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • East Preston Village Pre School - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 1JP, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 13 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladybirds Nursery School - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 7BH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Littlehampton Day Nursery CIC - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 6AH, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 3SB, ages 0 to 4, 97 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 April 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Play Centre Nursery - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 7DZ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play Centre Pre-School - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN16 3NJ, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roundabout Playgroup - Pre-school, Littlehampton BN17 7JS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 6LS, ages 0 to 4, 113 places
    Ofsted, 26 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Co-Operative Childcare Body Shop - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 6LS, 113 places
  • The Friendly Fish Nursery - Day nursery, Littlehampton BN17 5NH, ages 0 to 5, 61 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • William Older Playgroup - Pre-school, Littlehampton BN16 4LP, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 1 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • East Preston Activity Hub - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 1EZ, 60 places
  • Good Ground Site 1 - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN17 6HL, 30 places
  • JC Sports Holiday Camp at East Preston Junior School - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 1EZ, 40 places
  • JC Sports WAC St Marys C of E Primary School - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN17 5QU, 30 places
  • Littlehampton Beachstars - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN17 6EW, 22 places
  • Premier Wraparound Care at St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 4JR, 15 places
  • Rustington Funstars - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 3PW, 35 places
  • St Margaret's Activity Hub - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 4LP, 37 places
  • The Hive Sussex - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 3JJ, 25 places
  • Ticklemetoo Breakfast, Afterschool & Holiday club (bah) - Out-of-school club, Littlehampton BN16 4LP, 20 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 Littlehampton

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