The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 2023, 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
BN1 8NAWhat 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, 7 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the setting. They develop secure relationships with staff, who are passionate about children's learning and care about their feelings and views. For instance, staff ask children permission before engaging in intimate care routines. They give children a choice as to whom they want to carry out their care, providing children with a voice and respecting their wishes. This creates a considerate environment where children feel safe and secure.
Staff support children's emerging communication skills well. For instance, they provide children with tools to help them communicate while their language is at an early stage of development. This includes introducing basic sign language.
Children, including babies, learn to sign simple requests, such as 'more'. Staff narrate children's play, enabling them to hear key words repeatedly and helping to extend their vocabulary. Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language, become effective communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen mealtime routines, so that babies do not need to wait unnecessarily.
- 7 February 2024Good
Still missing for The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School
- 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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