Full-day nursery in Portslade-by-Sea, Brighton and Hove
Baby Ducks
St Nicholas and St Andrew Parish Centre, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE · 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 July 2012Reference EY448830Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 28 June 2024Food 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
St Nicholas and St Andrew Parish Centre, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE · More nurseries in BN41
Stations
- Fishersgate15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Portslade20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Southwick24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Old Village, St Nicolas Church and High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Portslade Old Village Green2 min walk
- Easthill Park3 min walk
- Mile Oak Road Open Space9 min walk
- Warrior Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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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Baby Ducks is a full-day nursery at St Nicholas and St Andrew Parish Centre, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE, in Portslade-by-Sea, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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| Baby DucksThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bee In The Woods KindergartenFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.5 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.6 miles
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Mile Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 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 Baby Ducks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Baby Ducks Good at its inspection on 10 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Baby Ducks take?
Baby Ducks is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Baby Ducks?
Fishersgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Baby Ducks?
You can call 01273 911373 and visit babyducks.co.uk.
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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 EY448830 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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