Full-day nursery in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove
Active Kids
Hangleton Dental Practice, 8 West Way, Hove, BN3 8LD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2019Reference 2520055Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hangleton Dental Practice, 8 West Way, Hove, BN3 8LD · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Portslade19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Aldrington19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Grenadier Hotel and Top of Rowan Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Patient garden6 min walk
- Greenleas8 min walk
- Benfield Valley8 min walk
- St Helen's Park9 min walk
- Hangleton Park11 min walk
- Knoll Park playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Active Kids is a full-day nursery at Hangleton Dental Practice, 8 West Way, Hove, BN3 8LD, in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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| Active KidsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St Anthony's Pre schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hangleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Goldstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Hove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- West Hove Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.8 miles
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Active Kids's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Active Kids Good at its inspection on 11 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Active Kids take?
Active Kids is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Active Kids?
Portslade is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Active Kids?
You can call 01273 911876 and visit www.activekidsnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2520055 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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