Full-day nursery in Withdean, Brighton and Hove
Mini Adventurers Preschool
Lower Ground Floor, Westdene Barn, Barn Rise, Brighton, BN1 5EE · 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 February 2025Reference 2825951Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 June 2025Food 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
Lower Ground Floor, Westdene Barn, Barn Rise, Brighton, BN1 5EE · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Preston Park22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Top of Copse Hill, Copse Hill and The Deneway West.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westdene Green1 min walk
- Westdene Woods1 min walk
- Withdean Park7 min walk
- Patcham Peace Gardens8 min walk
- Gatton park9 min walk
- Playground1 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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Mini Adventurers Preschool is a full-day nursery at Lower Ground Floor, Westdene Barn, Barn Rise, Brighton, BN1 5EE, in Withdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Mini Adventurers PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westdene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Patcham Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Patcham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.1 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.3 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 Mini Adventurers Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mini Adventurers Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mini Adventurers Preschool take?
Mini Adventurers Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mini Adventurers Preschool?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mini Adventurers Preschool?
You can call 07728 982485 and visit www.miniadventurerspreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2825951 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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