Full-day nursery in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove
Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School
The Village Hall, Park Road, Rottingdean, BN2 7HL · 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 August 2018Reference EY561910Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Village Hall, Park Road, Rottingdean, BN2 7HL · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including White Horses, Rottingdean High Street and Newlands Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Aubyn's Field2 min walk
- Rottingdean Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Rottingdean Play Area playground12 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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Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School is a full-day nursery at The Village Hall, Park Road, Rottingdean, BN2 7HL, in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 38 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Childcare 360 Limited.
Run by Childcare 360 Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Montessori Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Apple Tree Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Boomerang KidsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Apple Tree Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Saltdean PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Saltdean Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Ovingdean Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Saltdean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Longhill High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School Good at its inspection on 18 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School take?
Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School?
Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School is run by Childcare 360 Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School?
You can call 01273 271969 and visit appletreenurseryschools.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561910 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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