25 nurseries in Haywards Heath

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

25 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (4%)

1,120 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Haywards Heath

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Haywards Heath
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Haywards Heath RH16 4QX	Outstanding	16 May 2025	98
2	St Paul's Pre-School RH16 3PQ	Good	18 September 2025	44
3	St Peters Pre-School RH17 6UN	Good	26 November 2024	14
4	Bolney Under Fives Pre-School Group RH17 5PF	Good	22 November 2024	26
5	Kiddie Capers, Merlin House RH16 1BB	Good	22 July 2024	50

Day nurseries in Haywards Heath, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Haywards Heath
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Haywards Heath RH16 4QX	Outstanding	16 May 2025	98
2	St Paul's Pre-School RH16 3PQ	Good	18 September 2025	44
3	St Peters Pre-School RH17 6UN	Good	26 November 2024	14
4	Bolney Under Fives Pre-School Group RH17 5PF	Good	22 November 2024	26
5	Kiddie Capers, Merlin House RH16 1BB	Good	22 July 2024	50
6	Robins Nest Day Nursery RH16 3BJ	Good	11 July 2024	37
7	Wendy House Nursery RH16 4EX	Good	17 January 2024	51
8	Norto5 KIDZ Academy - Cuckfield RH17 5AB	Good	5 December 2023	25
9	Willow Tree Preschool RH16 3QN	Good	19 October 2023	24
10	Kiddie Capers, Ardingly RH17 6TL	Good	14 October 2022	47
11	Treetops Day Nursery RH16 3RS	Good	27 September 2022	60
12	Kiddie Capers Nursery And Preschool RH17 7NH	Good	8 August 2022	22
13	Mayflower Playgroup RH16 3LE	Good	29 June 2022	45
14	Hedgehogs & Badgers Nursery School RH16 2AQ	Good	23 March 2022	26
15	Bright Horizons Rose Cottage, Haywards Heath Day Nursery and Preschool RH16 1XT	Good	14 March 2022	65
16	Norto5 KIDZ - Lindfield RH16 2PX	Needs attention in 2 of 6	6 January 2026
17	CSS Activities RH17 6SQ	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
18	Elan Nursery RH16 3DR	Not yet graded	Not yet	72
19	Elan Pre School RH16 1PZ	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
20	Go Wild Warden Park RH16 3JR	Not yet graded	Not yet
21	Junior Adventures Group @ Harlands RH16 1PJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
22	Kiddie Capers, The Garden Rooms RH16 4XG	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
23	Primrose House Montessori RH16 4DJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
24	Snowdrop House Montessori Nursery RH16 3RS	Not yet graded	Not yet	120
25	Sussex Tuition Centre RH16 4EA	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Haywards Heath

Haywards Heath is in West Sussex.

Nursery fees in Haywards Heath

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

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Haywards Heath

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Haywards Heath 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.