Sessional pre-school in Maidenbower, West Sussex
Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup
Maidenbower Community Centre, Harvest Road, Crawley, RH10 7RA · 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
Maidenbower Community Centre, Harvest Road, Crawley, RH10 7RA · More nurseries in RH10
Stations
- Three Bridges19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Maidenbower Place, Delfont Close and Brandon Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Maidenbower Park2 min walk
- Furnace Green Playing Fields10 min walk
- Waterlea Meadow12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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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Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Maidenbower Community Centre, Harvest Road, Crawley, RH10 7RA, in Maidenbower, West Sussex. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidenbower Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Cranbrook Independent Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Happy Bears Early Years LtdSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Explorers Nursery - CrawleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Pound Hill Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Worth Park PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maidenbower Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 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 0.9 miles
- Serenity School Crawley ages 5–18 1.0 miles
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 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 Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup take?
Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup?
Three Bridges is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Maidenbower Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 07580 018496 and visit www.maidenbowerplaygroup.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 113593 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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