Full-day nursery in Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Kiddie Capers, Merlin House
Merlin House, 6 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Merlin House, 6 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BB · More nurseries in RH16
Stations
- Haywards Heath5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Square, Jireh Court and Wychperry Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Muster Green6 min walk
- Victoria Park8 min walk
- Beech Hurst10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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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Kiddie Capers, Merlin House is a full-day nursery at Merlin House, 6 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BB, in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 65 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kiddie Capers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Kiddie Capers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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| Kiddie Capers, Merlin HouseThis 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
- Warden Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Harlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Blackthorns Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Bolnore Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2019 1.0 miles
- Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Lindfield Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 Kiddie Capers, Merlin House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddie Capers, Merlin House Good at its inspection on 22 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddie Capers, Merlin House take?
Kiddie Capers, Merlin House is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddie Capers, Merlin House?
Kiddie Capers, Merlin House is run by Kiddie Capers Childcare Ltd, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kiddie Capers, Merlin House?
Haywards Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddie Capers, Merlin House?
You can call 01444 523088 and visit kiddiecaperschildcare.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
- 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 2726719 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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