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95 nurseries in Brighton and Hove

Every day nursery in the Brighton and Hove council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

95 day nurseries
16 rated Outstanding
7 with a new report card (7%)
4,820 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Brighton and Hove

18 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Brighton and Hove
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Pumpkin Patch Nursery Wish Park Hove Hove, BN3Strong standard in all 629 January 202660
2Happy Learners Day Nursery Hove, BN3Strong standard in all 616 January 202643
3Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park Brighton, BN1Outstanding18 September 202515
4The Nursery School Brighton Brighton, BN1Outstanding18 July 202590
5Boomerang Kids Brighton, BN2Outstanding1 July 202581
6Dolphins Pre School Hove, BN3Outstanding18 June 202530
7Hopscotch Nursery Hove, BN3Outstanding27 March 202577
8Little Acorns Brighton Brighton, BN1Outstanding20 November 202424
9The Montessori Place Hove, BN3Outstanding19 November 202414
10Charley Barley's Nursery Brighton, BN1Outstanding28 August 202446
11Young Friends Kindergarten Hove, BN3Outstanding25 April 202470
12Acorn Nursery Brighton, BN41Outstanding18 December 202360

Day nurseries in Brighton and Hove, best rated first

All 95 day nurseries in Brighton and Hove
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Pumpkin Patch Nursery Wish Park Hove Hove, BN3Strong standard in all 629 January 202660
2Happy Learners Day Nursery Hove, BN3Strong standard in all 616 January 202643
3Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park Brighton, BN1Outstanding18 September 202515
4The Nursery School Brighton Brighton, BN1Outstanding18 July 202590
5Boomerang Kids Brighton, BN2Outstanding1 July 202581
6Dolphins Pre School Hove, BN3Outstanding18 June 202530
7Hopscotch Nursery Hove, BN3Outstanding27 March 202577
8Little Acorns Brighton Brighton, BN1Outstanding20 November 202424
9The Montessori Place Hove, BN3Outstanding19 November 202414
10Charley Barley's Nursery Brighton, BN1Outstanding28 August 202446
11Young Friends Kindergarten Hove, BN3Outstanding25 April 202470
12Acorn Nursery Brighton, BN41Outstanding18 December 202360
13Hopscotch Nursery Brighton, BN1Outstanding2 May 202398
14Teddy Bears Day Nursery Hove, BN3Outstanding16 March 202334
15Jump Start Nursery Brighton, BN2Outstanding26 January 202334
16Hopscotch Hove Station Hove, BN3Outstanding19 May 202244
17Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) Hove, BN3Outstanding12 May 2022120
18Bee In The Woods Kindergarten Brighton, BN41Outstanding16 November 202120
19Hippy Kids Playschool Brighton, BN41Strong standard in 5 of 628 April 202645
20Shoresh Hove, BN3Strong standard in 4 of 618 March 202632
21Blueberry Nursery School Hove, BN3Expected standard in 3 of 631 March 202664
22Apple Tree Day Nursery & Preschool Hove, BN3Expected standard in 3 of 626 February 2026110
23Magnolia Tree Day Nursery and Preschool Hove, BN3Expected standard in 4 of 626 November 202590
24Bear's House Nursery Brighton, BN1Good29 July 202540
25Little Angels Brighton, BN1Good8 July 202533
26Little Stars Childcare Brighton, BN2Good8 July 202563
27Mini Adventurers Preschool Brighton, BN1Good3 July 202526
28Home By The Sea Hove, BN3Good25 June 202544
29Pepper-Pot Nursery Partnership Brighton, BN2Good13 May 202521
30Active Kids Hove, BN3Good11 April 202562
31Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School Saltdean, BN2Good10 April 202530
32Wise Owls Nursery School Brighton, BN2Good8 April 202528
33Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool Hove, BN3Good26 March 202574
34Oak Cottage Nursery Brighton, BN2Good5 March 202555
35Each Peach Childcare Hove, BN3Good26 February 202572
36Hove Village Day Nursery Hove, BN3Good13 February 2025147
37Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School Brighton, BN41Good7 January 202551
38Honeycroft Hove, BN3Good10 December 202459
39Growing Up Green Brighton, BN1Good13 November 202460
40Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery Brighton, BN2Good14 October 202447
41Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library Hove, BN3Good24 September 202441
42Bloomsbury on the Beach Day Nursery Brighton, BN2Good19 September 202435
43Happy Valley Pre School Brighton Brighton, BN2Good17 July 202436
44Little Earthworms Brighton, BN1Good15 July 202445
45Wonder Years Nursery School Brighton, BN1Good20 May 202448
46Fizzy Fish Pre School Hove, BN3Good20 March 202420
47Growing Up Green Brighton, BN1Good14 February 202459
48The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School Brighton, BN1Good7 February 202486
49Happy Days Nursery Brighton, BN2Good6 February 202446
50Sussex House Nursery Brighton, BN2Good6 February 202467
51Roundabout Nursery Brighton, BN2Good23 January 202486
52Bright Horizons New Church Road, Hove Day Nursery and Preschool Hove, BN3Good8 November 202384
53Hillbury House Nursery Hove, BN3Good30 October 202330
54Little Shoes Nursery Ltd Brighton, BN1Good11 October 202330
55Fizzy Fish Hove, BN3Good28 September 202324
56Hilltop Nursery Brighton, BN2Good6 September 202322
57Bright Horizons Hove Day Nursery and Preschool Hove, BN3Good22 August 2023122
58Early Explorers Pre School Brighton, BN41Good6 July 202336
59Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School Brighton, BN3Good28 April 202345
60Apple Tree Nursery School Brighton, BN2Good12 April 202325
61The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School Hove, BN3Good23 March 202365
62Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hove Hove, BN3Good14 March 202373
63Fiveways Playcentre Brighton, BN1Good24 February 202352
64Little Lambs Kindergarten Hove, BN3Good24 February 202340
65Pepperpot Nursery Ltd Brighton, BN2Good24 February 202342
66Woodpeckers Nursery Ltd Hangleton, BN3Good20 January 202324
67Orchard Day Nursery Brighton, BN2Good14 December 202264
68Butterfly Nursery Hove, BN3Good5 December 202246
69Cherry Tree Nursery Brighton, BN1Good22 November 202250
70Nipperbout At The Brighton Centre Brighton, BN1Good31 October 202220
71Shirley Street Day Nursery Hove, BN3Good14 October 202234
72Baby Ducks Brighton, BN41Good10 October 202225
73Hollingbury Park Pre-School Brighton, BN1Good16 September 202240
74Tarnerland Nursery School Brighton, BN2Good15 July 202220
75Orchard Pre School Brighton, BN2Good6 July 202219
76Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) Hove, BN3Good28 April 202295
77Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School Rottingdean, BN2Good18 March 202230
78Nipperbout @ The Hilton Metropole Brighton, BN1Good29 September 202110
79Hopscotch Nursery Hove, BN3Good2 September 202192
80Nanny's House Brighton, BN41Good2 September 202128
81Wagtails Nursery Brighton, BN1Good29 July 202130
82Fizzy Fish @ Peter Gladwin Brighton, BN41Good21 July 202124
83The Nest Brighton, BN2Good16 June 202150
84Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre Brighton, BN2Not yet gradedNot yet50
85Cherry Pie Day Nursery Brighton, BN2Not yet gradedNot yet68
86House of Culture Brighton Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet
87House on the Dials Day Nursery and Preschool Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet45
88Little Forest Nursery Hove, BN3Not yet gradedNot yet38
89N Family Club Hove Hove, BN3Not yet gradedNot yet150
90Pumpkin Patch Nursery Church Road Hove Hove, BN3Not yet gradedNot yet60
91Pumpkin Patch Nursery Harrington Road Brighton Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet76
92Pumpkin Patch Nursery Preston Drove Brighton Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet90
93Sparks Hove Hove, BN3Not yet gradedNot yet
94The Learning Room Brighton Limited Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet
95Wrap Nursery Brighton, BN1Not yet gradedNot yet70

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

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Nursery fees in Brighton and Hove

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

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Brighton and Hove

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Brighton and Hove 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.