What Ofsted grade does Hippy Kids Playschool have?

Hippy Kids Playschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 28 April 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Hippy Kids Playschool take?

Ofsted registers Hippy Kids Playschool for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Brighton has 46.

How much does Hippy Kids Playschool cost?

Hippy Kids Playschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Hippy Kids Playschool offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Hippy Kids Playschool how it offers them.

When was Hippy Kids Playschool last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Hippy Kids Playschool on 28 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Hippy Kids Playschool?

Nearby in BN41: Acorn Nursery, Bee In The Woods Kindergarten, Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School.

Hippy Kids Playschool

Day nursery in Brighton, BN41. Part of the Brighton and Hove council area.

South Portslade Community Centre, Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB

45 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

11 of 61 in our Brighton ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 28 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Hippy Kids Playschool
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Hippy Kids Playschool sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Hippy Kids Playschool against Brighton

	Hippy Kids Playschool	Brighton average
Places	45	46
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 5 of 6	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Hippy Kids Playschool

What Ofsted grade does Hippy Kids Playschool have?: Hippy Kids Playschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 28 April 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Hippy Kids Playschool take?: Ofsted registers Hippy Kids Playschool for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Brighton has 46.
How much does Hippy Kids Playschool cost?: Hippy Kids Playschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Hippy Kids Playschool offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Hippy Kids Playschool how it offers them.
When was Hippy Kids Playschool last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Hippy Kids Playschool on 28 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Hippy Kids Playschool?: Nearby in BN41: Acorn Nursery, Bee In The Woods Kindergarten, Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.