Full-day nursery in Balcombe, West Sussex
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool
Buttercup Barn, Haywards Heath Road, BALCOMBE, RH17 6NL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 January 2006Reference EY330756Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 21 October 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
Buttercup Barn, Haywards Heath Road, BALCOMBE, RH17 6NL · More nurseries in RH17
Stations
- Balcombe14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Buttercup Barn, Haywards Heath Road, BALCOMBE, RH17 6NL, in Balcombe, West Sussex. It is registered for 56 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 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited.
Run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Independent Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kiddie Capers, CuckfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Ardingly College ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.7 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 Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool take?
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
Balcombe is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01444 811202 and visit www.cranbrooknursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330756 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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