Full-day nursery in Hove, Brighton and Hove
The Montessori Place
45 Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2011Reference EY428014Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places14 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (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
45 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 Lyon Close.
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.
What parents say
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The Montessori Place is a full-day nursery at 45 Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER, in Hove, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 14 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Montessori PlaceThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Cromwell Road Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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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 0.5 miles
- Brighton Girls GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 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 The Montessori Place's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Montessori Place Outstanding at its inspection on 19 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Montessori Place take?
The Montessori Place is registered with Ofsted for up to 14 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Montessori Place?
Hove is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Montessori Place?
You can call 01273 773764 and visit www.themontessoriplace.org.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428014 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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