Full-day nursery in Saltdean, Brighton and Hove
Boomerang Kids
Saltdean Barn, Saltdean Oval Park, Arundel Drive West, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2005Reference EY298720Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Saltdean Barn, Saltdean Oval Park, Arundel Drive West, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SJ · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St Nicholas's Church, Lustrells Vale Shops and Saltdean Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saltdean Oval1 min walk
- Playground1 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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Boomerang Kids is a full-day nursery at Saltdean Barn, Saltdean Oval Park, Arundel Drive West, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SJ, in Saltdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 36 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomerang KidsThis nursery | Outstanding | 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 | under 0.1 miles |
| Saltdean PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Saltdean Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Apple Tree Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | 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 | 0.8 miles |
| Wild Monkeys NurserySessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saltdean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Peacehaven Heights Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- Longhill High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 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 Boomerang Kids's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Boomerang Kids Outstanding at its inspection on 1 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Boomerang Kids take?
Boomerang Kids is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
How do I contact Boomerang Kids?
You can call 01273 390900 and visit www.boomerang-kids.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 EY298720 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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