Full-day nursery in Ifield, West Sussex
Muddy Puddles Pre-School
Ifield Community Centre, Ifield Drive, Crawley, RH11 0HD · 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 February 2018Reference EY553346Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 December 2021Food 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
Ifield Community Centre, Ifield Drive, Crawley, RH11 0HD · More nurseries in RH11
Stations
- Ifield14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Deerswood Court, Ifield Green and Findon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ifield Brook Meadows10 min walk
- Ewhurst Fields Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Muddy Puddles Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Ifield Community Centre, Ifield Drive, Crawley, RH11 0HD, in Ifield, West Sussex. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Puddles Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Honey Pots Childcare LimitedSessional 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
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.1 miles
- Manor Green Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- The Mill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- West Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Langley Green Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Gossops Green Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Northgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 1.1 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 Muddy Puddles Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Puddles Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Puddles Pre-School take?
Muddy Puddles Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Puddles Pre-School?
Ifield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Puddles Pre-School?
You can call 01293 270262 and visit muddypuddlespreschool.com.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY553346 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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