Childcare in Brighton (Brighton and Hove)
Brighton (Brighton and Hove) has 56 day nurseries, 21 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 39 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 73 of them and rated 70 Good or better, 12 of them Outstanding. 76 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £19 to £91, typically £65. Across Brighton and Hove there are 47 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Brighton and Hove, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 21 school nursery classes across Brighton and Hove, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
115 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Silverbox After School Club - St Paul's School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Skate Club - Patcham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed C.A.T.S CLUB at St Margaret's Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Education - Stanley Deason Leisure Centre Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Skylarks Nursery School Ltd Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Buntings Nursery Ltd Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Pumpkin Patch Nursery Harrington Road Brighton Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hertford Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened MK Stanford Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ City Academy Whitehawk Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Coombe Road Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Earthship - Raising Resilient Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Brighton (Brighton and Hove)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Brighton (Brighton and Hove)?
Of the 28 full-day rates published by settings in Brighton (Brighton and Hove), the typical price is £65 a day, ranging from £19 to £91. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) take funded hours?
47 of the 149 settings in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 12 of the 73 settings Ofsted has inspected in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) take babies?
115 settings in Brighton (Brighton and Hove) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Brighton (Brighton and Hove)?
Brighton and Hove has 47 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Brighton (Brighton and Hove)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.