Roundabout Nursery
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Brighton for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2006, with 86 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
BN2 5FLWhat 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.
- 1 November 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make independent choices about where they play and can take their play outside. This enables children to take the lead in their learning. Children are resilient and show clear determination. If they accidently take a tumble, they pick themselves up and return to their chosen activity. For example, when a child wobbles off the ride-on bicycle, they rub their hands together and promptly pick up the bicycle and continue riding. Children receive gentle reminders about the feelings of others. For example, staff help older children to look at the facial expressions of others to help them think about how that person is feeling. This enables them to stop what they are doing, consider the situation and make a different choice.
Babies learn songs and rhymes, such as by finding items in the song bag. They take out an item and sing a corresponding song and some sing this independently.
They copy the actions and learn new words. Toddlers work together to solve puzzles, and they celebrate with a 'high five'. They develop good friendship groups and enjoy each other's company. For example, if they visit the sensory room, they choose a friend to accompany them. Leaders have a secure understanding of how to support staff to make worthwhile changes to their planning system. This enables them to place more focus on the planning of activities for what children need to learn next, while continuing to include their interests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the effectiveness of team working to build on staff deployment and awareness of what children need to learn next n build on the relationship with parents to share more information about when children move to the pre-school room.
- 23 January 2024Good
- 25 June 2018Outstanding
- 12 December 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roundabout Nursery
- 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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