Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Hove for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2019, with 41 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
BN3 2EGWhat 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.
- 7 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and motivated to learn in this nurturing and stimulating nursery.
Leaders and staff work together to successfully plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that provides children with varied opportunities. Staff carefully plan a range of purposeful activities and play experiences that support children's individual learning. They know children well and ensure that children's curiosities are fully incorporated into their day. This supports children to sustain interest in their play and investigations. For example, older children immerse themselves in science experiments. They use pipettes to release droplets of coloured vinegar into bicarbonate of soda. They create and observe the reaction and learn about volcanoes. Staff skilfully revisit previous learned information through discussions with children. For instance, children recall a past topic on the solar system. They know they live on planet Earth, and that Mars has many volcanoes on it and so people cannot live there. These opportunities enable children to continually build on what they already know, remember and can do.
Staff understand the importance of supporting children's emotional well-being.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the coaching and mentoring arrangements for less-experienced staff to help raise the quality of interactions to a consistently high level n support staff to give consistently clear messages so that children know and understand the expectations of their behaviour and learn right from wrong.
- 24 September 2024Good
- 3 November 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library
- 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.
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