Full-day nursery in Mile Oak, Brighton and Hove
Early Explorers Pre School
Mile Oak Community Centre, Chalky Road, Brighton, BN41 2WF · 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
Mile Oak Community Centre, Chalky Road, Brighton, BN41 2WF · More nurseries in BN41
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Centre, College Close and Wickhurst Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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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Early Explorers Pre School is a full-day nursery at Mile Oak Community Centre, Chalky Road, Brighton, BN41 2WF, in Mile Oak, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mile Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 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 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 Early Explorers Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Explorers Pre School Good at its inspection on 6 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Explorers Pre School take?
Early Explorers Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Early Explorers Pre School?
Fishersgate is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Explorers Pre School?
You can call 07758 201464 and visit www.early-explorers.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495092 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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