Achievements and Memberships

We are proud to have been rated Good status at our last Ofsted Inspection in 2022. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

Read the full Ofsted report here

Millie’s Mark is a special endorsement for childcare providers that go above and beyond the minimum requirements by having 100% of staff trained in paediatric first aid. It is named after Millie Thompson who unfortunately died after choking on food at a nursery in 2012 when she was just nine months old.

Woodstock Day Nursery were the first childcare providers in Worthing to be awarded with the Millie’s Mark accreditation.

The National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme was introduced across Adur and Worthing in April 2011. This national scheme, developed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities, provides information on food hygiene standards to help people to choose where to eat out, get food in or shop for food.

The owners of food businesses will be issued with a certificate and sticker for them to display to the public in their food premises. Display of the rating is currently voluntary. Ratings are based on what was found on the day of inspection by our Environmental Health Officers.

The hygiene standards found at these inspections are rated on a scale ranging from zero at the bottom (which means ‘urgent improvement necessary’) to a top rating of five (‘very good’).

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is the national charity representing children’s day nurseries across the UK. The charity provides its members with information, training and support so they can give the best possible care to young children. This helps to promote quality in early years care and education for the benefit of children, their families and the local community.

Worthing Business Circle is a group of up to 40 local businesses, working collaboratively to forge strong relationships, build trust and benefit the community in which they live and work. “We have created a network of trusted business contacts that we can recommend with confidence.”

If you own or work for a business in the Worthing area you are welcome to check our website to see if your category of business/trade is vacant. We only accept one member per category.

Worthing and Adur Chamber is recognised as the business heartbeat of our community, and as such represents a strong voice in the local business community. Membership is diverse, ranging from sole traders to medium and large organisations. This allows members to benefit from sharing information, knowledge and business opportunities with companies of all different sizes, sectors and industries, it is a vibrant and fast growing group that aims to support local businesses and encourages them to work together for the mutual success of all members.