Sessional pre-school in Saltdean, Brighton and Hove
Saltdean Preschool
St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean Vale, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HA · 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.
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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
St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean Vale, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HA · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Saxon Close, Falmer Avenue South and Tumulus Road Middle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saltdean Oval7 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.
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Saltdean Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean Vale, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HA, in Saltdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Saltdean Pre-School Committee.
Run by Saltdean Pre-School Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltdean PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Saltdean Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Boomerang KidsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Apple Tree Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Apple Tree Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Apple Tree Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Wild Monkeys NurserySessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saltdean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Peacehaven Heights Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
- Longhill High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 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 Saltdean Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saltdean Preschool Good at its inspection on 21 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Saltdean Preschool take?
Saltdean Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Saltdean Preschool?
Saltdean Preschool is run by Saltdean Pre-School Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Saltdean Preschool?
You can call 07938 970623 and visit saltdeanpreschool.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
- 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 130769 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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