Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Brighton for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2022, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Brighton and Hove
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brighton and Hove from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BN2 1HQWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 21 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, settle quickly and demonstrate confidence as they seek out toys and resources to play with. Staff work closely with families to identify the knowledge and information they need so they can provide tailored support to children. This is particularly evident for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff act swiftly when they identify children with delays in their development. This is to ensure that children receive timely intervention to help them catch up.
Staff work hard to generate warm and nurturing relationships with the children.
They offer sensitive support to help children feel safe and secure. Staff identify the individual needs of children and use this information to plan a range of interesting experiences and play opportunities. This helps children to make good progress in their learning and development. For example, children engage well and show high levels of enthusiasm as they practise different poses in the weekly yoga class. They show good levels of perseverance as they move their bodies in a variety of ways, which supports their physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's teaching practice so that what is intended to be taught is implemented accurately n strengthen communication between staff to ensure that behavioural expectations are consistently promoted.
- 14 October 2024Good
- 14 May 2024Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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