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Kiddie Capers, Hassocks, Keymer Road

Ofsted: Strong standard·20 Keymer Road, Hassocks, BN6 8AN · West Sussex
Number of places
18 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
West Sussex

About this day nursery

Kiddie Capers is a childcare setting located on Keymer Road in Hassocks, registered with Ofsted since February 2025 and operating specifically for children aged 0 to 2 years. The day nursery provides an extremely nurturing environment where children are very happy and thrive, consistently making significant progress from their individual starting points.

A highly inclusive approach ensures that all children, including those who may face barriers to their learning, are fully supported to achieve their potential and are well-prepared for their next stage of development. The day nursery’s well-designed Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum is skillfully adapted to meet each child's individual needs, with staff making thoughtful adaptations for different ages and stages of development.

Leaders and staff maintain a strong focus on children's emotional health, social skills, and communication, embedding a love of books through daily stories and rhymes. With opening hours from 08:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, all year round, Kiddie Capers offers consistent care.

Parents frequently comment on their "peace of mind" due to the professional and responsive staff, praising the dedicated leadership for fostering a secure and thriving environment for their children. The setting prides itself on an open culture where safeguarding is a collective responsibility, ensuring children are safe and feel secure while developing increasing confidence and independence.

What it's like

Children thrive at this extremely nurturing setting. They are very happy and are making significant progress from their starting points. The highly inclusive environment ensures that children who face barriers to their learning are able to achieve and be fully ready for the next stage of learning. Children receive the time to bond with their key persons and build up deep attachments. This helps them to feel safe, secure and able to explore the environment with increasing confidence and independence.

Nurturing environmentInclusive practiceSkilled staffStrong progressEffective leadershipChild-centred curriculum

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:30 - 17:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected May 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 2
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Kiddie Capers, Hassocks, Keymer Road

Last inspected 21 May 2026

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this extremely nurturing setting. They are very happy and are making significant progress from their starting points. The highly inclusive environment ensures that children who face barriers to their learning are able to achieve and be fully ready for the next stage of learning. Children receive the time to bond with their key persons and build up deep attachments. This helps them to feel safe, secure and able to explore the environment with increasing confidence and independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Children make impressive progress from their starting points and demonstrate a highly enthusiastic 'can-do' approach to learning.
  • Staff have clear expectations for children's behaviour and adapt these for the age and stage of children's development.
  • The curriculum is extremely well designed, and staff skilfully adapt it to children's individual needs.
  • Leaders and staff monitor children's progress very effectively and provide a highly effective training programme.
  • There is superb oversight of the setting by leaders, fostering a culture of professionalism and high expectations.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure continued improvement in the setting's successful work to remove barriers for children who need extra help to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement and wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The highly inclusive environment ensures that children who face barriers to their learning are able to achieve and be fully ready for the next stage of learning. Leaders and staff monitor children's progress very effectively, continuously assessing children's development and changing needs. Staff are committed to supporting children who may face barriers to their learning and promote inclusion by celebrating diverse family backgrounds.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 May 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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