23 nurseries in Worthing

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

23 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (22%)

1,557 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Worthing

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Worthing
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Pumpkin Patch Nursery St Botolphs Worthing BN11 4JS	Strong standard in all 6	16 April 2026	120
2	Hopscotch Worthing BN11 1JH	Strong standard in all 6	31 March 2026	56
3	Davison Day Nursery BN11 2JX	Outstanding	15 December 2022	40
4	Pumpkin Patch Nursery Crescent Road Worthing BN11 1RQ	Expected standard in 3 of 6	26 March 2026	60
5	Bright Little Minds BN14 9DE	Expected standard in 5 of 6	1 December 2025	31

Day nurseries in Worthing, best rated first

All 23 day nurseries in Worthing
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Pumpkin Patch Nursery St Botolphs Worthing BN11 4JS	Strong standard in all 6	16 April 2026	120
2	Hopscotch Worthing BN11 1JH	Strong standard in all 6	31 March 2026	56
3	Davison Day Nursery BN11 2JX	Outstanding	15 December 2022	40
4	Pumpkin Patch Nursery Crescent Road Worthing BN11 1RQ	Expected standard in 3 of 6	26 March 2026	60
5	Bright Little Minds BN14 9DE	Expected standard in 5 of 6	1 December 2025	31
6	Kamelia Kids Day Nursery and Beach School BN12 4PN	Good	16 September 2025	107
7	Reflections Nursery & Forest School BN11 1PS	Good	9 May 2025	160
8	Dolphins Day Nursery BN11 2AB	Good	26 March 2025	54
9	Puddleducks Nursery BN11 4PB	Good	16 December 2024	61
10	Worthing Day Nursery and Preschool BN11 2AA	Good	6 November 2024	91
11	Discovery Day Nursery BN11 1QF	Good	27 June 2024	56
12	The Nursery School Company Worthing BN11 3RT	Good	22 November 2023	56
13	Little Rascals Nursery BN11 2AA	Good	19 October 2023	129
14	First Steps - Worthing BN14 9FD	Good	27 March 2023	56
15	Home from Home Worthing BN11 5BB	Good	21 March 2023	116
16	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing BN14 7SZ	Good	16 March 2023	72
17	Jack In The Box Preschool BN14 8JL	Good	29 April 2022	26
18	Abracadabra Day Nursery BN11 4BY	Good	14 April 2022	60
19	Woodstock Day Nursery BN11 2BE	Good	17 February 2022	52
20	All Saints Pre School BN14 0DT	Good	14 January 2022	41
21	Elm Grove Childcare Club BN11 5LQ	Good	13 July 2021	30
22	Sticky Fingers Worthing Limited BN11 1UN	Needs attention in 6 of 6	14 January 2026	36
23	Little Fledglings Nursery BN12 5DU	Not yet graded	Not yet	47

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

Nurseries by postcode in Worthing

Worthing is in West Sussex.

Nursery fees in Worthing

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

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