Tarnerland Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.7 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 take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2004, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Children will be eligible for 12 or 24 hours, all year round, instead of the 15 or 30 hours, term-time only.
Worth knowing. We only offer fixed attendance patterns at Tarnerland Nursery School, with no bespoke options available.
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 0ARWhat 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.
- 8 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome babies to nursery. They listen with interest to babies'
experiences since they last attended. This helps them to plan routines for the day and support their well-being. Staff at the nursery are gentle, kind and reassuring.
The nursery provides a safe, clean and comfortable environment for babies to explore. They enjoy playing with water and mark making with pens. They are eager to climb up and down the slide. At all times, caring staff are available to support them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the curriculum to provide further opportunities for babies to explore their senses and physical abilities n strengthen staff's skills in supporting babies' early language through daily routines and activities.
- 15 July 2022Good
- 19 February 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tarnerland Nursery School
- 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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