Full-day nursery in Hove, Brighton and Hove
The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School
44 Cromwell Road, HOVE, BN3 3ER · 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 August 2009Reference EY395529Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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
44 Cromwell Road, HOVE, BN3 3ER · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Hove9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Aldrington23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Preston Park24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilbury Villas, Holland Road and The Upper Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Ann's Well Gardens7 min walk
- Dyke Road Park10 min walk
- Palmeira Square10 min walk
- Palmeira Square11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 44 Cromwell Road, HOVE, BN3 3ER, in Hove, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Footsteps Childcare Limited.
Run by Footsteps Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Montessori PlaceFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Magnolia Tree Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Hove Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Each Peach ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Robins Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Jeanne Saunders CentreSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Montessori Place ages 1–18has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Brunswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Brighton Girls GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 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 The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School?
The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School is run by Footsteps Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Hove is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 01273 779034 and visit footstepsdaynursery.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 EY395529 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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