Full-day nursery in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove
Apple Tree Nursery School
Whiteways Centre, Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Whiteways Centre, Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Rottingdean High Street, The Pond and The Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Aubyn's Field2 min walk
- Rottingdean Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Rottingdean Play Area playground10 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 Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Whiteways Centre, Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB, in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 23 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Childcare 360 Limited.
Run by Childcare 360 Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Apple Tree Montessori 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 | 0.7 miles |
| Apple Tree Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Saltdean PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Saltdean Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 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
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- Saltdean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.8 miles
- Longhill High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Apple Tree Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Tree Nursery School Good at its inspection on 12 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Tree Nursery School take?
Apple Tree Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Apple Tree Nursery School?
Apple Tree Nursery School is run by Childcare 360 Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Apple Tree 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2696698 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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