Full-day nursery in Rustington, West Sussex
Applepips Day Nursery
The Chimes, 1 Artex Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3LN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2015Reference EY486351Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places22 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Chimes, 1 Artex Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3LN · More nurseries in BN16
Stations
- Angmering21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Artex Avenue, Rustington House and Albert Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brookfield11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Bluebell Playground10 min walk
- Carnation Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In West Sussex there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Applepips Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Chimes, 1 Artex Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3LN, in Rustington, West Sussex. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026). It is run by Applepips Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Applepips Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Applepips Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rustington Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- East Preston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.2 miles
- East Preston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.4 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 miles
- Lyminster Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Applepips Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Applepips Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Applepips Day Nursery take?
Applepips Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs Applepips Day Nursery?
Applepips Day Nursery is run by Applepips Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Applepips Day Nursery?
Angmering is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Applepips Day Nursery?
You can call 01903 783917 and visit applepipsdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486351 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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