Full-day nursery in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library
Lower Ground Floor, Hove Public Library 182-186, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2EG · 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 April 2019Reference 2524856Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 24 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 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
Lower Ground Floor, Hove Public Library 182-186, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2EG · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Hove14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Aldrington16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Hove Street, George Street South and Hove Museum.
Parks and playgrounds
- Museum Gardens5 min walk
- Hove Beach Park7 min walk
- Hove Lawns9 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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Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library is a full-day nursery at Lower Ground Floor, Hove Public Library 182-186, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2EG, in Hove, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd..
Run by Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd. (company), which runs 4 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 Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Christopher's School ages 4–13 0.3 miles
- The Montessori Place ages 1–18has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Hove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- Brunswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 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 Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library Good at its inspection on 24 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library take?
Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
Who runs Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library?
Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library is run by Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd., which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library?
Hove is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hove Village Nursery at Hove Library?
You can call 01273 033070 and visit www.hovevillage.com.
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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 2524856 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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