Full-day nursery in Withdean, Brighton and Hove
The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School
14 Carden Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8NA · 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 May 2023Reference 2727128Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 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 14 February 2024Food 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
14 Carden Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8NA · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Preston Park19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Bottom of Carden Avenue, Graham Avenue and The Deneway East.
Parks and playgrounds
- Withdean Park1 min walk
- Patcham Peace Gardens5 min walk
- Surrenden Field7 min walk
- Westdene Woods8 min walk
- Westdene Green8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 14 Carden Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8NA, in Withdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 86 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 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 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
- Patcham Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Westdene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Patcham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.3 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 Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School?
The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Wishing Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 01273 551515 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2727128 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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