Wagtails Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Brighton for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:45 to 16:15, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £8.50Afterschool, 1 hrs £23.38Afternoon, 2.8 hrs £31.88Morning, 3.8 hrs | £8.50Extras/hours | |
| 3 & 4 year old3y to 4y | £7.00Afterschool, 1 hrs £19.25Afternoon, 2.8 hrs £26.25Morning, 3.8 hrs | – |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.00 a day Hot lunchincludes Vegetarian or meat options
Discounts
- 10% Sibling discountsecond child attending at the same time
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2 year old funding, 3 & 4 year old funding, funding for working parents from 9 months to 4 years.
Worth knowing. Your child's government funding may be used for all sessions. Only hours over and above the weekly funded hours will be chargeable.
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 3LPWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 29 July 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Wagtails Nursery
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £8.50 an hour 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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