Sessional pre-school in Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Dicker House Preschool
Community Room, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP · 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 July 2009Reference EY397474Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 2022Food 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
Community Room, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP · More nurseries in RH15
Stations
- Burgess Hill11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodwards Close, Burdocks Drive and The Warren South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Folders Meadow Park3 min walk
- Queens Crescent Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Holt Park playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Burners Close Play Area playground9 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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Dicker House Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Community Room, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP, in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicker House PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Burgess Hill Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Windmills Opportunity PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Burgess Hill Girls ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- London Meed Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Woodlands Meed ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Oak Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2022 1.0 miles
- Hambrook School ages 5–18 1.0 miles
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 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 Dicker House Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dicker House Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dicker House Preschool take?
Dicker House Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dicker House Preschool?
Burgess Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dicker House Preschool?
You can call 07707 892532 and visit dickerhouse.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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY397474 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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