Full-day nursery in Preston, Brighton and Hove
Hopscotch Nursery
14 Bavant Road, Brighton, BN1 6RD · 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 December 2012Reference EY455747Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
14 Bavant Road, Brighton, BN1 6RD · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Preston Park8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- London Road (Brighton)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Preston Manor, St Mary's Church and Loder Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Preston Park3 min walk
- Blakers Park10 min walk
- Preston Park Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Hopscotch Nursery is a full-day nursery at 14 Bavant Road, Brighton, BN1 6RD, in Preston, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 43 reviews (October 2026). It is run by ACPH Limited.
Run by ACPH Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Downs Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Downs Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 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 Hopscotch Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hopscotch Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 2 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hopscotch Nursery take?
Hopscotch Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Hopscotch Nursery?
Hopscotch Nursery is run by ACPH Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hopscotch Nursery?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hopscotch Nursery?
You can call 01273 566673 and visit www.hopscotch.uk.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
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY455747 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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