Opening hours
8am until 6pm, all year round
Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
Number of places
51 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
About this early years setting
Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School, registered with Ofsted in 2022, provides childcare from 8am to 6pm all year round for children aged 1 to 4 years. Rated "Good" by Ofsted at its latest inspection on 7th January 2025, the nursery prides itself on offering a warm welcome where children quickly settle into play.
The curriculum is ambitious and carefully sequenced for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with leaders effectively utilising additional funding to meet individual needs. Babies at Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School particularly enjoy outdoor water play, skilfully carrying water jugs to the water-play system.
Parents consistently commend the effective communication and stable staffing team, noting that they receive regular updates on their children's learning and development verbally and through an online system. They also observe their children developing strong communication and language skills, alongside learning to build friendships.
The nursery focuses on fostering independence from a young age; for example, babies are taught a sequence for handwashing. The dedicated staff are calm and caring, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of each child's individual needs and actively supporting their emotional and behavioural development to help them regulate their feelings and understand expectations.
What it's like
Children and families receive a warm welcome upon arrival at the nursery and children settle promptly, becoming engrossed in their play. Babies thoroughly enjoy water play outdoors and show immense skill in carrying their water jugs. Pre-school children enjoy immersive story times and learn what happens when they mix different colours of paint together.
Warm welcomeAmbitious curriculumOutdoor water playStrong communicationFostering independenceSupportive staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Registered with Ofsted
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School
Last inspected 7 January 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children and families receive a warm welcome upon arrival at the nursery and children settle promptly, becoming engrossed in their play. Babies thoroughly enjoy water play outdoors and show immense skill in carrying their water jugs. Pre-school children enjoy immersive story times and learn what happens when they mix different colours of paint together.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have secure intentions for what children of all ages need to learn next.
- Staff are calm, caring and show an in-depth understanding of children's individual care and learning needs.
- Leaders work successfully with other professionals, in the best interests of children and their families.
- Effective systems are in place for supporting and training staff to enhance their skills as practitioners.
- Staff enable children to learn to be independent from a very young age.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen staff's understanding of their intention for the activities they plan to enhance children's learning
- 2embrace children's cultures and heritages further to support their understanding of similarities and differences.
Inspection #10372336 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment about the effectiveness of communication and the consistency of the staffing team.
They report that they receive information about their children's learning and development, both verbally and using an online system.
Parents comment that their children develop good levels of communication and language skills and the knowledge of how to build friendships with others.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders devise a clearly sequenced curriculum, which is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They make effective use of additional funding to meet the individual needs of those children.
Outdoor space
Babies thoroughly enjoy water play outdoors and show immense skill in carrying their water jugs to the water-play system.
Google Reviews of Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School
3.7
(3 Google reviews)
Sophie Auguste
8 months ago
My son has just finished at this nursery, and we are going to miss all the team! He blossomed beautifully under their care. Each worker that worked with my son, was genuine, kind and caring. I felt totally at peace leaving him there. There was a few mornings he wasn't happy leaving me, and I've felt awful. The girls would take time getting him into class, sit outside and read a book to help regulate himself and I would always get a message 10 minutes later on saying he has gone in now and happily playing. Nothing worse than leaving your kid crying! So am always appreciated the times they would help us both. They have an app where you can check in through the day with communications and photos. Really handy 👌🏼 Was always well fed, tried new foods happily. Was always happy at pick up. The girls themselves, I cannot fault the team. Will miss them moving forward! Thank you for looking after my boy!
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GaynM8
2 years ago
My daughter has bruises when she comes home from nursery. Please check your children.
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Michael Hsu
a year ago
Great improvement since last year.
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Inspection history
Date: January 2025
- January 2025Good
- January 2025Good
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