What Ofsted grade does Beech Tree Childcare have?

Beech Tree Childcare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 3 March 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Beech Tree Childcare take?

Ofsted registers Beech Tree Childcare for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in West Sussex has 52.

How much does Beech Tree Childcare cost?

Beech Tree Childcare sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Beech Tree Childcare offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Beech Tree Childcare how it offers them.

When was Beech Tree Childcare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Beech Tree Childcare on 3 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Beech Tree Childcare?

Nearby in PO20: Chichester Montessori Limited, Teddy Wilf's @ Witterings, Teddy Wilf's @ Tangmere.

Beech Tree Childcare

Day nursery in West Sussex, PO20.

Seal Primary Academy, East Street, Sesley, PO20 0BN

42 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

7 of 253 in our West Sussex ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in all 6 Inspected 3 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Beech Tree Childcare
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Beech Tree Childcare sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Beech Tree Childcare against West Sussex

	Beech Tree Childcare	West Sussex average
Places	42	52
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in all 6	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Beech Tree Childcare

What Ofsted grade does Beech Tree Childcare have?: Beech Tree Childcare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 3 March 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Beech Tree Childcare take?: Ofsted registers Beech Tree Childcare for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in West Sussex has 52.
How much does Beech Tree Childcare cost?: Beech Tree Childcare sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Beech Tree Childcare offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Beech Tree Childcare how it offers them.
When was Beech Tree Childcare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Beech Tree Childcare on 3 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Beech Tree Childcare?: Nearby in PO20: Chichester Montessori Limited, Teddy Wilf's @ Witterings, Teddy Wilf's @ Tangmere.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.