Childcare in Hove
Hove has 36 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 24 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 38 of them and rated 32 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 39 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £55 to £85, typically £78. 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.
24 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 LingoClub Holiday Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Aldrington Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Goldstone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Hove Junior School (Holland Road) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Bilingual Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Outdoors Project Hove Junior School & West Hove Infants (Portland Road) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Hopscotch Holiday Club - School Road Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Robins Nursery School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Skate Club - St Andrew's Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Skate Club - Hangleton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Skate Club - West Hove Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Oaks Rise CIC Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Hove
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Hove?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Hove, the typical price is £78 a day, ranging from £55 to £85. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Hove take funded hours?
15 of the 77 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Hove rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 38 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hove hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hove take babies?
54 settings in 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 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 Hove
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.