Sessional pre-school in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Happy Hours Preschool
Methodist Church, Brunswick Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WB · 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
Methodist Church, Brunswick Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WB · More nurseries in BN43
Stations
- Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea Railway Station and Surry Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Green4 min walk
- Windlesham Gardens6 min walk
- The Meads Open Space7 min walk
- The Triangle11 min walk
- Beach Green11 min walk
- Playground8 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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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Happy Hours Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Methodist Church, Brunswick Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WB, in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hours PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sunshine Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Shoreham Preschool LTDSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Shoreham-by-sea Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Nestlings NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Creative Minds Preschool - ShorehamSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Young Sussex Nursery (Shoreham)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swiss Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Buckingham Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 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 Happy Hours Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Hours Preschool Good at its inspection on 10 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Hours Preschool take?
Happy Hours Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Hours Preschool?
Happy Hours Preschool is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Hours Preschool?
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Hours Preschool?
You can call 07395 125893 and visit www.happyhours-shoreham.com.
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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 2545188 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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