Full-day nursery in Forge Wood, West Sussex
Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery
Forge Wood Community Centre, Crawley, RH10 3SW · 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 October 2023Reference 2752617Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2025Food 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
Forge Wood Community Centre, Crawley, RH10 3SW · More nurseries in RH10
Parks and playgrounds
- Gratton's Park10 min walk
- Worth Park Lake10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© 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.
What parents say
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Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Forge Wood Community Centre, Crawley, RH10 3SW, in Forge Wood, West Sussex. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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| Copthorne Kinders Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St John's Sunshine Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Forge Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The Gatwick School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Milton Mount Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Pound Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Serenity School Crawley ages 5–18 1.2 miles
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Three Bridges Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery take?
Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery?
Three Bridges is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Copthorne Kinders Day Nursery?
You can call 01293 297993 and visit www.copthornekinders.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- © 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2752617 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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