Full-day nursery in Southern Cross, Brighton and Hove
Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School
221 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XR · 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 October 2022Reference 2699652Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 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
221 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XR · More nurseries in BN41
Stations
- Portslade7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Fishersgate12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Benfield Way, Portslade Town Hall and Romany Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Benfield Valley5 min walk
- Vale Park7 min walk
- Easthill Park7 min walk
- Portslade Old Village Green10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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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Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 221 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XR, in Southern Cross, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Footsteps Childcare Limited.
Run by Footsteps Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 under 0.1 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.5 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Goldstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School is run by Footsteps Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Portslade is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Portslade Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 01273 416164 and visit hoveandportsladedaynurseries.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
- 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 2699652 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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