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61 nurseries in Brighton

Every day nursery in Brighton on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

61 day nurseries
10 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (3%)
2,716 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Brighton

The top of our Brighton ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Brighton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park BN1 9SEOutstanding18 September 202515
2The Nursery School Brighton BN1 8TBOutstanding18 July 202590
3Boomerang Kids BN2 8SJOutstanding1 July 202581
4Church Lane Nursery BN42 4GDOutstanding11 March 202530
5Little Acorns Brighton BN1 6QGOutstanding20 November 202424

Day nurseries in Brighton, best rated first

All 61 day nurseries in Brighton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park BN1 9SEOutstanding18 September 202515
2The Nursery School Brighton BN1 8TBOutstanding18 July 202590
3Boomerang Kids BN2 8SJOutstanding1 July 202581
4Church Lane Nursery BN42 4GDOutstanding11 March 202530
5Little Acorns Brighton BN1 6QGOutstanding20 November 202424
6Charley Barley's Nursery BN1 6FEOutstanding28 August 202446
7Acorn Nursery BN41 2PYOutstanding18 December 202360
8Hopscotch Nursery BN1 6RDOutstanding2 May 202398
9Jump Start Nursery BN2 4SEOutstanding26 January 202334
10Bee In The Woods Kindergarten BN41 2GWOutstanding16 November 202120
11Hippy Kids Playschool BN41 1LBStrong standard in 5 of 628 April 202645
12The Co-Operative Childcare Sussex BN1 9BTExpected standard in 5 of 624 March 2026101
13Bear's House Nursery BN1 6EEGood29 July 202540
14Little Angels BN1 5LHGood8 July 202533
15Little Stars Childcare BN2 4DAGood8 July 202563
16Mini Adventurers Preschool BN1 5EEGood3 July 202526
17Pepper-Pot Nursery Partnership BN2 3ESGood13 May 202521
18Wise Owls Nursery School BN2 3HFGood8 April 202528
19Oak Cottage Nursery BN2 6DAGood5 March 202555
20Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School BN41 1XRGood7 January 202551
21Growing Up Green BN1 6HEGood13 November 202460
22Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery BN2 1HQGood14 October 202447
23Bloomsbury on the Beach Day Nursery BN2 1BXGood19 September 202435
24Happy Valley Pre School Brighton BN2 4FHGood17 July 202436
25Little Earthworms BN1 6NFGood15 July 202445
26Southwick Pre-School Playgroup BN42 4TEGood4 July 202424
27Wonder Years Nursery School BN1 6WFGood20 May 202448
28Growing Up Green BN1 6RAGood14 February 202459
29The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School BN1 8NAGood7 February 202486
30Happy Days Nursery BN2 9SQGood6 February 202446
31Sussex House Nursery BN2 1ESGood6 February 202467
32Busy Bees Playgroup BN42 4NAGood1 February 202425
33Roundabout Nursery BN2 5FLGood23 January 202486
34Little Shoes Nursery Ltd BN1 6PAGood11 October 202330
35Hilltop Nursery BN2 3EWGood6 September 202322
36Early Explorers Pre School BN41 2WFGood6 July 202336
37Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School BN3 3WBGood28 April 202345
38Apple Tree Nursery School BN2 7HBGood12 April 202325
39Fiveways Playcentre BN1 6DJGood24 February 202352
40Pepperpot Nursery Ltd BN2 3PFGood24 February 202342
41Orchard Day Nursery BN2 0GLGood14 December 202264
42Cherry Tree Nursery BN1 7DYGood22 November 202250
43Nipperbout At The Brighton Centre BN1 2GRGood31 October 202220
44Baby Ducks BN41 2LEGood10 October 202225
45Hollingbury Park Pre-School BN1 7HSGood16 September 202240
46Tarnerland Nursery School BN2 0ARGood15 July 202220
47Orchard Pre School BN2 9YAGood6 July 202219
48Nipperbout @ The Hilton Metropole BN1 2FUGood29 September 202110
49Nanny's House BN41 2FAGood2 September 202128
50Wagtails Nursery BN1 3LPGood29 July 202130
51Fizzy Fish @ Peter Gladwin BN41 2PAGood21 July 202124
52The Nest BN2 9SJGood16 June 202150
53Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre BN2 9QENot yet gradedNot yet50
54Cherry Pie Day Nursery BN2 0AGNot yet gradedNot yet68
55House of Culture Brighton BN1 1UQNot yet gradedNot yet
56House on the Dials Day Nursery and Preschool BN1 3JBNot yet gradedNot yet45
57Kiddie Capers, Fishersgate BN41 1PNNot yet gradedNot yet60
58Pumpkin Patch Nursery Harrington Road Brighton BN1 6RFNot yet gradedNot yet76
59Pumpkin Patch Nursery Preston Drove Brighton BN1 6LANot yet gradedNot yet90
60The Learning Room Brighton Limited BN1 6SANot yet gradedNot yet
61Wrap Nursery BN1 4EANot yet gradedNot yet70

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

Nurseries by postcode in Brighton

Brighton is in Brighton and Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex.

Nursery fees in Brighton

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Brighton 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

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