What Ofsted grade does Ladybirds Nursery have?

Ladybirds Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 27 April 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Ladybirds Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Ladybirds Nursery for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chichester has 53.

How much does Ladybirds Nursery cost?

Ladybirds Nursery 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 Ladybirds Nursery 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 Ladybirds Nursery how it offers them.

When was Ladybirds Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Ladybirds Nursery on 27 April 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Ladybirds Nursery?

Nearby in PO20: Beech Tree Childcare, Chichester Montessori Limited, Teddy Wilf's @ Witterings.

Ladybirds Nursery

Day nursery in Chichester, PO20. Part of the West Sussex council area.

Karingal, Bracklesham Lane, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, PO20 8JA

36 places

2004 registered with Ofsted

22 of 30 in our Chichester ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 27 April 2022

Ofsted grades for Ladybirds Nursery, inspection of 27 April 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Ladybirds Nursery 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.

Ladybirds Nursery against Chichester

	Ladybirds Nursery	Chichester average
Places	36	53
Ofsted outcome	Good	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Ladybirds Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Ladybirds Nursery have?: Ladybirds Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 27 April 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Ladybirds Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Ladybirds Nursery for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chichester has 53.
How much does Ladybirds Nursery cost?: Ladybirds Nursery 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 Ladybirds Nursery 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 Ladybirds Nursery how it offers them.
When was Ladybirds Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Ladybirds Nursery on 27 April 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Ladybirds Nursery?: Nearby in PO20: Beech Tree Childcare, Chichester Montessori Limited, Teddy Wilf's @ Witterings.

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.