Sessional pre-school in Southwick, West Sussex
Pickles Preschool (Southwick)
Quayside Youth Club, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4RE · 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
Quayside Youth Club, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4RE · More nurseries in BN42
Stations
- Southwick20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Holmbush Way West End, Kings Road and Kingston Broadway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cross Road Rest Garden10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Pickles Preschool (Southwick) is a sessional pre-school at Quayside Youth Club, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4RE, in Southwick, West Sussex. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickles Preschool (Southwick)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Early Explorers Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little OaksSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Mile Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 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 Pickles Preschool (Southwick)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pickles Preschool (Southwick) Good at its inspection on 7 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pickles Preschool (Southwick) take?
Pickles Preschool (Southwick) is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Pickles Preschool (Southwick)?
Pickles Preschool (Southwick) is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pickles Preschool (Southwick)?
Southwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pickles Preschool (Southwick)?
You can call 07519 829112.
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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
- 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 2695470 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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