Full-day nursery in Whitehawk, Brighton and Hove
Roundabout Nursery
178 Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL · 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 July 2006Reference EY334821Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2026Food 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
178 Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Hub, Maresfield Road and Piltdown Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Roundabout Nursery is a full-day nursery at 178 Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL, in Whitehawk, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Brighton & Hove City Council.
Run by Brighton & Hove City Council (local council), which runs 6 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
- City Academy Whitehawk Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children ages 5–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- St Luke's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Brighton College Prep School ages 3–12has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Elm Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Queen's Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 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 Roundabout Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Roundabout Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Roundabout Nursery take?
Roundabout Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Roundabout Nursery?
Roundabout Nursery is run by Brighton & Hove City Council, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Roundabout Nursery?
London Road (Brighton) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY334821 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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