Full-day nursery in Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove
Little Acorns Brighton
Stringer Way, BRIGHTON, BN1 6QG · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stringer Way, BRIGHTON, BN1 6QG · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Preston Park16 min walk · 0.7 miles
- London Road (Brighton)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Dorothy Stringer School Grounds, Friar Crescent and Varndean College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hollingbury Park7 min walk
- Withdean Park9 min walk
- Blakers Park10 min walk
- Preston Park11 min walk
- Playground7 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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Little Acorns Brighton is a full-day nursery at Stringer Way, BRIGHTON, BN1 6QG, in Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 16 reviews (October 2026).
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| Little Acorns BrightonThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.1 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Downs Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Central Hub Brighton ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Hertford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 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 0.9 miles
- Patcham Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.9 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 Little Acorns Brighton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Brighton Outstanding at its inspection on 20 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Brighton take?
Little Acorns Brighton is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Brighton?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Brighton?
You can call 01273 752623 and visit littleacornsbrighton.co.uk.
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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 2698515 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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