Full-day nursery in Littlehampton, West Sussex
The Friendly Fish Nursery
5 Selborne Place, Selborne Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NH · 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 2727667Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 24 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 Selborne Place, Selborne Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NH · More nurseries in BN17
Stations
- Littlehampton14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Selborne Road, Banjo Road and South Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Green3 min walk
- Caffyn's Field5 min walk
- Mewsbrook Park11 min walk
- Middle Mead12 min walk
- Lion's Den Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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The Friendly Fish Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5 Selborne Place, Selborne Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NH, in Littlehampton, West Sussex. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 (November 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
- 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 0.6 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- White Meadows Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Lyminster Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Rustington Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 1.3 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 miles
- The Littlehampton Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 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 The Friendly Fish Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Friendly Fish Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Friendly Fish Nursery take?
The Friendly Fish Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs The Friendly Fish Nursery?
The Friendly Fish Nursery is run by Barnkids Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Friendly Fish Nursery?
Littlehampton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Friendly Fish Nursery?
You can call 01903 713917 and visit thefriendlyfishnursery.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 2727667 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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