Full-day nursery in Rustington, West Sussex
Play Centre Pre-School
102 The Street, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3NJ · 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
102 The Street, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3NJ · More nurseries in BN16
Stations
- Angmering23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Shops, The Grangeway and The Lamb.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Brickfields Play Area 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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Play Centre Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 102 The Street, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3NJ, in Rustington, West Sussex. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre.
Run by Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Centre Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rascals Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Applepips Day Nursery (Heritage House)Full-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Activ8 Nursery RustingtonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Applepips Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Bright Little KiddiesSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little StarsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | 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
- Rustington Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- East Preston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.2 miles
- East Preston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.2 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 miles
- River Beach Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- Lyminster Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.7 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 Play Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Centre Pre-School take?
Play Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Play Centre Pre-School?
Play Centre Pre-School is run by Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play Centre Pre-School?
Angmering is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play Centre Pre-School?
You can call 01903 850984 and visit www.arunchurch.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 113651 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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