Boomerang Kids
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Brighton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2005, with 81 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours for 3–4 year olds, as well as funding for eligible 2-year-olds and 9-month-olds.
Worth knowing. Funding can be stretched across the year and shared between settings.
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 8SJWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 1 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit immensely from attending this exceptional and well-run nursery.
Leaders and staff create an environment in which every child is expertly nurtured.
This enables them to thrive in their learning and development. Children's emotional needs, physical development and communication skills take the highest priority in a well-implemented curriculum. The entire staff team are kind and gentle. They build extremely strong bonds with the children. Staff are aware that these bonds are key to successful relationships as children grow. Babies are particularly well cared for by a skilled staff team who cater for their every unique need. This means that babies make exceptional progress in the early stages of their development. Leaders and staff know that this is key to success for future learning and strongly supports children to reach their full potential.
- 1 July 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 29 November 2019Good
- 15 December 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Boomerang Kids
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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