Full-day nursery in Southwick, West Sussex
Southwick Pre-School Playgroup
Southwick Community Association, 24 Southwick Street, Brighton, BN42 4TE · 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 September 2016Reference EY501405Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 February 2019Food 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
Southwick Community Association, 24 Southwick Street, Brighton, BN42 4TE · More nurseries in BN42
Stations
- Southwick5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Fishersgate16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Centre, Southwick Square and The Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southwick Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Green Court Garden5 min walk
- Cross Road Rest Garden6 min walk
- Fishersgate Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Mile Oak Road Open Space12 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Southwick Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Southwick Community Association, 24 Southwick Street, Brighton, BN42 4TE, in Southwick, West Sussex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwick Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Church Lane NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kiddie Capers, FishersgateFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Pickles Preschool (Southwick)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Southern Cross Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Baby DucksFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.6 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 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 Southwick Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southwick Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 4 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southwick Pre-School Playgroup take?
Southwick Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Southwick Pre-School Playgroup?
Southwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Southwick Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 07931 104403 and visit southwickplaygroup1963.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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