Teddy Bears Day Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hove for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £75.00 a day for 2-5 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1991, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-23 Monthsbirth to 2y | £78.00– including a 2 course hot lunch | £39.00Mornings or Afternoons, 5 hrs | |
| 2-5 Years2y to 5y | £75.00– including a 2 course hot lunch | £37.50Mornings or Afternoons, 5 hrs |
Discounts
- 5% 5% sibling discount from eldest childs feessibling, from eldest child's fees
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
9 months - 2 years & 3 - 4 year olds Early Years Funding Entitlement.
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 5SLWhat 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, 16 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this outstanding nursery. On arrival, the welcoming staff team greets children enthusiastically. Children are eager to see what exciting learning experiences await them. They freely explore the stimulating environment, choosing from a range of high-quality activities. Staff ensure that every activity is purposefully planned to develop children's skills and knowledge while appealing to their interests and promoting curiosity and exploration. For example, younger children carefully place long strands of spaghetti into play dough. They develop their fine motor and problem-solving skills as they handle the spaghetti with great care to ensure it does not break.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Children proudly tell visitors that there are 'four rules in the four walls.' Children consistently demonstrate extremely high levels of engagement and focus across the whole nursery. For example, they watch with fascination as staff demonstrate a science experiment with a model volcano that simulates an eruption. Children develop a varied and broad vocabulary because staff introduce them to new words, such as 'magma' and 'ash'. Children confidently ask thought-provoking questions as they look at pictures of volcanoes. This helps them to deepen their knowledge of the subject being taught.
- 16 March 2023Outstanding
- 11 August 2017Good
- 3 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Teddy Bears Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £75.00 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.
- 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.
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