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I felt totally at peace leaving him there.\nThere was a few mornings he wasn't happy leaving me, and I've felt awful.\nThe 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.\nThey have an app where you can check in through the day with communications and photos. Really handy 👌🏼\nWas always well fed, tried new foods happily. Was always happy at pick up.\nThe girls themselves, I cannot fault the team. Will miss them moving forward!\nThank you for looking after my boy!", "datePublished": "2025-09-04T07:12:35.499101029Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 1, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "GaynM8" }, "reviewBody": "My daughter has bruises when she comes home from nursery. 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Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School # Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Jan 2025) · 3.7 (3 Google reviews) · 221 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XR · Brighton and Hove Number of places 51 places Age range 1–4 yrs Last inspected Jan 2025 Local authority Brighton and Hove About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## 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 welcome Ambitious curriculum Outdoor water play Strong communication Fostering independence Supportive staff ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds ## Key facts Opening hours 8am until 6pm, all year round Term time / All Year All Year Registered with Ofsted 2022 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School Inspection date Jan 2025 Inspection no. 10372336 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50267830)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2699652) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Phone not yet listed 221 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XR ## Explore day nurseries near Brighton - [Day nurseries in Brighton](/search?q=Brighton) - [Day nurseries in South East](/search?q=South+East) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=portslade-day-nursery-and-pre-school-bn41-1xr-2699652) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School Last inspected 7 January 2025 Safeguarding effective 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 - 1 strengthen staff's understanding of their intention for the activities they plan to enhance children's learning - 2 embrace children's cultures and heritages further to support their understanding of similarities and differences. Inspection #10372336 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50267830) ## 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) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIyyaCzQ5HaRhbStD1pSMZmQp8xVqtIOOl5oJk4OjRP8PstjQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) 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! [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xwcVprdE9kRE16YjNkZmFsSkJUa0ZpZUcxM1VVRRAB!2m1!1s0x48759a9972e4d9f1:0x6a79588d412141f8) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjVdnMYawTcl0C92aBd4c2CeBKVslcTljqaf3xQ695uMWokJx5wC=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) GaynM8 2 years ago My daughter has bruises when she comes home from nursery. Please check your children. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURodVB6RlVBEAE!2m1!1s0x48759a9972e4d9f1:0x6a79588d412141f8) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjVJQTwdYBnYSTO6nVRJEscXvFhWPCGc4OZv5zNMGlL-dYf9xkwhng=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5) Michael Hsu a year ago Great improvement since last year. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURib2JTNDJBRRAB!2m1!1s0x48759a9972e4d9f1:0x6a79588d412141f8) Reviews from Google for Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=7672260803908682232&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Date: January 2025 - January 2025 Good - January 2025 Good ## Frequently asked about Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School ### How many places does Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School have? ### What outdoor space does the nursery use? ### How does Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School support children with SEND? ### Which funded hours does the nursery accept? ## Nearby day nurseries in Brighton Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School. - [ Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Nanny's House Brighton · BN41 2FA 4.8(8 Google reviews) ](/nursery/nanny-s-house-bn41-2fa-ey556609) - [ Ofsted rating unavailable 0.4 mi ### Hippy Kids Playschool Brighton · BN41 1LB ](/nursery/hippy-kids-playschool-bn41-1lb-2768105) - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 0.5 mi ### Teddy Bears Day Nursery Hove · BN3 5SL 5.0(25 Google reviews) ](/nursery/teddy-bears-day-nursery-bn3-5sl-130727) - [ Awaiting first inspection 0.5 mi ### N Family Club Hove Hove · BN3 4ED 5.0(7 Google reviews) ](/nursery/n-family-club-hove-bn3-4ed-2834243) - [ Ofsted rating unavailable 0.5 mi ### Apple Tree Day Nursery & Preschool Hove · BN3 4ED 5.0(10 Google reviews) ](/nursery/apple-tree-day-nursery-preschool-bn3-4ed-2801712) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.5 mi ### Baby Ducks Brighton · BN41 2LE 4.3(6 Google reviews) ](/nursery/baby-ducks-bn41-2le-ey448830) [See all nurseries in Brighton →](/search?q=Brighton) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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