Full-day nursery in West Worthing, West Sussex
Puddleducks Nursery
5 Chaucer Road, WORTHING, BN11 4PB · 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 April 2023Reference 2727668Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 15 October 2025Food 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
5 Chaucer Road, WORTHING, BN11 4PB · More nurseries in BN11
Stations
- Worthing10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- West Worthing11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Shakespeare Road, Richmond Road and Howard Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park3 min walk
- Amelia Park6 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- East Hill Court 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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Puddleducks Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5 Chaucer Road, WORTHING, BN11 4PB, in West Worthing, West Sussex. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Barnkids Limited.
Run by Barnkids Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Heene CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected April 2022 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Our Lady of Sion School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Educate U ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Thomas A Becket Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Thomas A Becket Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.9 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 Puddleducks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleducks Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleducks Nursery take?
Puddleducks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Puddleducks Nursery?
Puddleducks Nursery is run by Barnkids Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puddleducks Nursery?
Worthing is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puddleducks Nursery?
You can call 01903 910986 and visit www.puddleducksdaynursery.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
- 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 2727668 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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