Nipperbout At The Brighton Centre
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Brighton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2012, with 20 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
BN1 2GRWhat 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, 31 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive and are warmly greeted by the staff. They demonstrate that they feel safe as they confidently separate from their parents and eagerly enter the setting, knowing that they are going to have fun. Children choose activities from the well-organised environment and thoroughly enjoy the broad range of experiences that staff provide.
Children are confident to communicate their thoughts and ideas and staff are skilled at listening to children's needs and wants. For example, leaders recognise that some children suffer from heightened anxiety as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic. Because of this, staff have undertaken additional training so that they can help alleviate this anxiety.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- maximise opportunities for children to develop their independence skills.
- 31 October 2022Good
- 6 February 2015Outstanding
- 23 April 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nipperbout At The Brighton Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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