What Ofsted grade does Hopscotch Nursery have?

Hopscotch Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Hopscotch Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Hopscotch Nursery for 77 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hove has 65.

How much does Hopscotch Nursery cost?

Hopscotch Nursery 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 Hopscotch Nursery 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 Hopscotch Nursery how it offers them.

When was Hopscotch Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Hopscotch Nursery on 27 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Hopscotch Nursery part of a nursery group?

Yes. Hopscotch Nursery is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by Acph.

Hopscotch Nursery

Day nursery in Hove, BN3. Part of the Brighton and Hove council area.

9 Nizells Avenue, Hove, BN3 1PL

77 places

2012 registered with Ofsted

4 of 36 in our Hove ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 27 March 2025

Ofsted grades for Hopscotch Nursery, inspection of 27 March 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Hopscotch Nursery 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.

Hopscotch Nursery against Hove

	Hopscotch Nursery	Hove average
Places	77	65
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	89% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Hopscotch Nursery is run by Acph, which has 7 nurseries in England and 4 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Hove.

Questions parents ask about Hopscotch Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Hopscotch Nursery have?: Hopscotch Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Hopscotch Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Hopscotch Nursery for 77 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hove has 65.
How much does Hopscotch Nursery cost?: Hopscotch Nursery 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 Hopscotch Nursery 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 Hopscotch Nursery how it offers them.
When was Hopscotch Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Hopscotch Nursery on 27 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Hopscotch Nursery part of a nursery group?: Yes. Hopscotch Nursery is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by Acph.

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.