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The Pink Cottage

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

The Elms, Chichester Road, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 0NL
36 places
2018 registered with Ofsted
25 of 30 in our Chichester ranking
£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 13 July 2021

Ofsted grades for The Pink Cottage, inspection of 13 July 2021
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

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.

What a place could cost

The Pink Cottage 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 ageYou pay a weekAbout 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.

The Pink Cottage against Chichester

The Pink CottageChichester average
Places3653
Ofsted outcomeGood83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about The Pink Cottage

What Ofsted grade does The Pink Cottage have?
The Pink Cottage was rated Good at its inspection on 13 July 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can The Pink Cottage take?
Ofsted registers The Pink Cottage for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chichester has 53.
How much does The Pink Cottage cost?
The Pink Cottage 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 The Pink Cottage 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 The Pink Cottage how it offers them.
When was The Pink Cottage last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected The Pink Cottage on 13 July 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near The Pink Cottage?
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.