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30 nurseries in Chichester

Every day nursery in Chichester on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

30 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
1,537 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Chichester

The top of our Chichester ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Chichester
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Welcome House Day Nursery PO19 8AROutstanding24 July 202536
2Teddy Wilf's @ The Westgate PO19 1RJOutstanding11 November 202427
3The Little Blue Door PO19 7DLOutstanding15 February 202460
4Loveders Nursery School PO18 8RHOutstanding23 January 202489
5Chichester Montessori Limited PO20 1QHOutstanding28 January 202264

Day nurseries in Chichester, best rated first

All 30 day nurseries in Chichester
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Welcome House Day Nursery PO19 8AROutstanding24 July 202536
2Teddy Wilf's @ The Westgate PO19 1RJOutstanding11 November 202427
3The Little Blue Door PO19 7DLOutstanding15 February 202460
4Loveders Nursery School PO18 8RHOutstanding23 January 202489
5Chichester Montessori Limited PO20 1QHOutstanding28 January 202264
6St Richard's School Nursery Unit PO19 1XBGood9 June 202528
7Teddy Wilf's @ Tangmere PO20 2HSGood22 May 202532
8The Little Blue Door PO18 0FPGood1 April 202595
9Busy Bees At Chichester PO19 6PLGood10 March 202592
10Birdham Pre-school PO20 7HBGood3 October 202432
11Sunbeams Pre-School PO20 1LAGood24 September 202424
12Little Diggers Montessori Ltd PO20 7DLGood20 May 202426
13Selsey Community Nursery Cio PO20 0SEGood14 December 202360
14Seasons PO18 0JPGood11 December 2023
15First Steps Childcare @ Chichester College PO19 1SBGood2 August 2023130
16Willowdene Nursery School PO20 2HWGood26 May 202378
17Busy Lizzie's Ltd PO19 8HSGood3 May 202334
18Chantry House Nursery PO19 8ELGood1 December 202260
19Little Diggers Montessori PO20 7NLGood24 October 202245
20Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School PO19 6SEGood6 October 202266
21Chichester Nursery School, Children and Family Centre PO19 7ABGood4 July 202235
22Ladybirds Nursery PO20 8JAGood27 April 202236
23Fishbourne Pre-School PO18 8BEGood28 January 202226
24Little Harriers Day Nurseries Lavant PO18 9ABGood21 January 202267
25The Pink Cottage PO20 0NLGood13 July 202136
26Active8 Minds - JYS PO19 5PANot yet gradedNot yet40
27Active8 Minds - West Wittering PO20 8AJNot yet gradedNot yet40
28Little Diggers Montessori Bosham PO18 8NFNot yet gradedNot yet85
29Teddy Wilf's @ Shopwyke PO20 2JGNot yet gradedNot yet44
30Whizz Kids Holiday Club PO19 1DQNot yet gradedNot yet50

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Chichester

Chichester is in West Sussex.

Nursery fees in Chichester

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Chichester itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Chichester

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Chichester as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.