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Little Angels

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Brighton for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £83.00 a day for age 2 years - 5 years without EYFE, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2006, with 33 places.

Call 01273 380067Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Term time only, 38 weeks a year.

AgeFull daySession
Age 9 months - 2 years without EYFE9m to 2y
£50.406 Hours EYFE
£86.001 Full day
£30.203 Hours EYFE
£31.003 Hours EYFE
£55.501 Afternoon
£57.501 Morning, 5 hrs
Age 2 years - 5 years without EYFE2y to 5y
£49.206 Hours EYFE
£83.001 Full day
£29.003 Hours EYFE
£30.203 Hours EYFE
£52.501 Afternoon
£55.501 Morning, 5 hrs

Extras

Charged on top of the session rate.

  • £2.00 a session Extras and ActivitiesAm/Pm
  • £3.00 Meals
  • £3.00 a session ConsumablesAm/Pm

Funded hours

15 hours a week for 38 weeks per year (term-time only); up to 30 funded hours a week (term-time only); some children eligible from the term after they are 9 months old; some two year olds eligible for 15 hours EYFE a week for 38 weeks per year (term time only).

Worth knowing. EYFE sessions are for 38 weeks per year which corresponds with local school term-times. Full fees are applicable in non-term time i.e. school holidays. Regular non attendance when receiving EYFE may result in the hours not being paid for by the Local Authority and therefore the cost being passed on to the parent. We require a minimum of 4 weeks notice to terminate your booking. (Please note: all consumables and meals would need to be provided).

What childcare usually costs in Brighton and Hove

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.70an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 3 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Meals
IncludedMorning sessions include breakfast and lunch. Afternoon sessions include mid-afternoon snack and high tea. All day sessions include breakfast, lunch, mid-afternoon snack and high tea. Drinks consist of milk and water.
Nappies
Included
Outdoor space
Yes
How many children
33 placesMedium for England
How long open
20 yearsOpen for decades
Address
18 Whitethorn Drive, Brighton, BN1 5LH

Where it is

BN1 5LH
Ofsted URN EY338333On the register since 19 October 2006
Ofsted

What 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, 8 July 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children are excited to attend the nursery. They arrive happy and are greeted by friendly staff. Staff work as a team and are kind, nurturing and attentive. Children who need help in settling in are supported by staff who know them well. Staff have good knowledge of children's backgrounds, families and individual experiences.

Staff form positive, trusting relationships with the children. The relationships between all children are good. Any rare minor disagreements are managed sensitively.

Staff offer a range of stimulating activities, which engage and interest children. For example, babies explore the garden and pull themselves up to access activities.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- support staff to identify when to build on and expand children's language further, particularly older children.

  • 8 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
  • 15 November 2019Good
  • 16 October 2015Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Little Angels

  • Waiting list

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

Before you ring

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.

  • Is £83.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Little Angels

Day nursery · 18 Whitethorn Drive, Brighton, BN1 5LH

GoodTakes funded hours£83.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week33 placesOpen for decades

Mini Adventurers Preschool

Day nursery · Lower Ground Floor, Westdene Barn, Brighton, BN1 5EE

GoodTakes funded hours£48.00 a dayBirth to 5From 2 years08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week26 placesOpen a few years
0.6 mi
12 min walk
07803002073Their website

Dolphins Pre School

Day nursery · The Pavilion, Nevill Playing Fields, Hove, BN3 7QD

OutstandingBirth to 8+08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1230 placesOpen for decades

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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