Full-day nursery in Aldrington, Brighton and Hove
Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool
142 New Church Road, HOVE, BN3 4JD · 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 January 2006Reference EY317206Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 26 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 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
142 New Church Road, HOVE, BN3 4JD · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Portslade13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Aldrington16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wish Road North, Brittany Court and Tandridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Davis Park5 min walk
- Hove Beach Park6 min walk
- Stoneham Park11 min walk
- Wish Park playground1 min walk
- Hove Lagoon Playground7 min walk
- 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.
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Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 142 New Church Road, HOVE, BN3 4JD, in Aldrington, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.3 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 0.3 miles
- St Christopher's School ages 4–13 0.5 miles
- Goldstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: 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.
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What is Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 26 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool?
Portslade is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01273 052979 and visit www.brighthorizons.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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY317206 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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