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21 nurseries in Crawley

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

21 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (14%)
1,223 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Crawley

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Crawley
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Brookfield Day Nursery RH10 9TROutstanding10 March 202565
2Daisychain Day Nursery RH10 1LRExpected standard in 4 of 628 January 202654
3Toad Hall Nursery Crawley RH11 7BPExpected standard in 5 of 618 March 202676
4Stepping Stones Playschool RH11 8HWGood10 July 202552
5Muddy Puddles Pre-School RH11 0HDGood24 April 202558

Day nurseries in Crawley, best rated first

All 21 day nurseries in Crawley
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Brookfield Day Nursery RH10 9TROutstanding10 March 202565
2Daisychain Day Nursery RH10 1LRExpected standard in 4 of 628 January 202654
3Toad Hall Nursery Crawley RH11 7BPExpected standard in 5 of 618 March 202676
4Stepping Stones Playschool RH11 8HWGood10 July 202552
5Muddy Puddles Pre-School RH11 0HDGood24 April 202558
6The Nursery School Charlwood RH11 0QAGood10 March 2025110
7Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery RH10 3SWGood29 October 202453
8Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley RH10 7DUGood17 August 202342
9Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And Preschool RH10 7NNGood1 August 202392
10Busy Bees Day Nursery at Crawley RH10 1SSGood28 April 2023132
11Kids Capers Day Nursery RH10 5DPGood31 March 202358
12Bewbush Community Nursery CIC RH11 8XWGood2 March 202356
13Rainbow Nursery RH11 7DHGood9 February 202336
14Broadfield Nursery CIC RH11 9HJGood22 September 202240
15Pound Hill Pre-School RH10 7EPGood12 September 202245
16Caterpillars Pre-School (Sussex) Limited RH11 8QLGood21 March 202252
17Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool RH10 7QHGood2 December 202184
18Pembroke Park Nursery RH10 1ANNeeds attention in 5 of 64 March 202658
19Enriching Lives Pre-school RH11 7PFNot yet gradedNot yet60
20Junior Adventures Group @ K2 Crawley RH11 RH11 9BQNot yet gradedNot yet
21Kumon Crawley East RH10 1LENot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Crawley

Crawley is in West Sussex.

Nursery fees in Crawley

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Crawley 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 Crawley

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Crawley 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.