Applepips Day Nursery (Heritage House)
80-82 Woodlands Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3EY
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
25 children
Key details
Capacity
25 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Applepips Day Nursery (Heritage House) was inspected by Ofsted on 20 August 2025 and received an overall rating of Inadequate. In their report, inspectors noted: "There are significant breaches of requirements at this nursery. These directly impact the safeguarding arrangements in place to keep children safe, as well as the quality of education children receive. Leaders have not taken the appropriate steps to assure themselves of the initial and ongoing suitability of staff."
Key strengths
- The new leadership team have not taken steps to assure themselves of staff's ongoing suitability following new ownership.
- Although some staff have previously completed safeguarding training under previous ownership, new leaders have not tested staff's knowledge to see what has…
- Since new ownership, leaders have not put any arrangements in place for staff supervision sessions.
- Leaders have not ensured staff have the skills required to consistently identify and appropriately manage or mitigate risks.
- Leaders have not identified that staff do not have the understanding to implement expected processes, such as children's ongoing assessment and next steps.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
80-82 Woodlands Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3EY
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