27 nurseries in BN1 (Brighton, Coldean, Falmer)

Every day nursery with a BN1 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

27 day nurseries

5 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (4%)

1,284 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in BN1 (Brighton, Coldean, Falmer), best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in BN1 (Brighton, Coldean, Falmer)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park BN1 9SE	Outstanding	18 September 2025	15
2	The Nursery School Brighton BN1 8TB	Outstanding	18 July 2025	90
3	Little Acorns Brighton BN1 6QG	Outstanding	20 November 2024	24
4	Charley Barley's Nursery BN1 6FE	Outstanding	28 August 2024	46
5	Hopscotch Nursery BN1 6RD	Outstanding	2 May 2023	98
6	The Co-Operative Childcare Sussex BN1 9BT	Expected standard in 5 of 6	24 March 2026	101
7	Bear's House Nursery BN1 6EE	Good	29 July 2025	40
8	Little Angels BN1 5LH	Good	8 July 2025	33
9	Mini Adventurers Preschool BN1 5EE	Good	3 July 2025	26
10	Growing Up Green BN1 6HE	Good	13 November 2024	60
11	Little Earthworms BN1 6NF	Good	15 July 2024	45
12	Wonder Years Nursery School BN1 6WF	Good	20 May 2024	48
13	Growing Up Green BN1 6RA	Good	14 February 2024	59
14	The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School BN1 8NA	Good	7 February 2024	86
15	Little Shoes Nursery Ltd BN1 6PA	Good	11 October 2023	30
16	Fiveways Playcentre BN1 6DJ	Good	24 February 2023	52
17	Cherry Tree Nursery BN1 7DY	Good	22 November 2022	50
18	Nipperbout At The Brighton Centre BN1 2GR	Good	31 October 2022	20
19	Hollingbury Park Pre-School BN1 7HS	Good	16 September 2022	40
20	Nipperbout @ The Hilton Metropole BN1 2FU	Good	29 September 2021	10
21	Wagtails Nursery BN1 3LP	Good	29 July 2021	30
22	House of Culture Brighton BN1 1UQ	Not yet graded	Not yet
23	House on the Dials Day Nursery and Preschool BN1 3JB	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
24	Pumpkin Patch Nursery Harrington Road Brighton BN1 6RF	Not yet graded	Not yet	76
25	Pumpkin Patch Nursery Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LA	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
26	The Learning Room Brighton Limited BN1 6SA	Not yet graded	Not yet
27	Wrap Nursery BN1 4EA	Not yet graded	Not yet	70

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

BN1 is in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex, covering Brighton.

Nursery fees in BN1

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in BN1 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£202no funded hours	£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£185no funded hours	£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£72after the free 15 hours	£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in BN1

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in BN1 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.