Full-day nursery in Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre
Tarner Childrens Centre, Ivory Place, Brighton, BN2 9QE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Met
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This inspection was before November 2025, when Ofsted introduced report cards. The visit did not give a quality grade, usually because no children were attending at the time.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Tarner Childrens Centre, Ivory Place, Brighton, BN2 9QE · More nurseries in BN2
Stations
- Brighton9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- London Road (Brighton)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Valley Gardens, St Peter's Church and North Laine.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grand Parade Gardens2 min walk
- Victoria Gardens4 min walk
- Tarner Park4 min walk
- Pelham Square4 min walk
- The Level5 min walk
- Playground2 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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Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Tarner Childrens Centre, Ivory Place, Brighton, BN2 9QE, in Brighton, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 50 children. It was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2022, without a quality grade. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Brighton & Hove City Council.
Run by Brighton & Hove City Council (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Start at Tarner Children's CentreThis nursery | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.1 miles
- Tarnerland Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Queen's Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- St Luke's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Elm Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 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 Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre was last inspected by Ofsted on 7 December 2022, without a quality grade.
How many children can Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre take?
Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre?
Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre is run by Brighton & Hove City Council, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre?
Brighton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre?
You can call 01273 291570.
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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
- 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 2595561 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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