Brighton & Hove City Council

Brighton & Hove City Council runs 6 childcare settings on the Ofsted register in Brighton and Hove, with 304 registered places between them. 5 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Brighton & Hove City Council's settings were graded

Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (6 Exceptional, 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 3 settings (2 Outstanding, 1 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Brighton & Hove City Council

Acorn Nursery - Day nursery, Brighton BN41 2PY, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 18 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Cherry Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Brighton BN1 7DY, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted report card, 22 July 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Jeanne Saunders Centre - Pre-school, Hove BN3 3WB, ages 3 to 5, 24 places
Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Exceptional in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Jump Start Nursery - Day nursery, Brighton BN2 4SE, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Roundabout Nursery - Day nursery, Brighton BN2 5FL, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
Ofsted, 23 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre - Day nursery, Brighton BN2 9QE, 50 places

Where

Brighton and Hove (6)

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.