Full-day nursery in Withdean, Brighton and Hove
Wonder Years Nursery School
2 Surrenden Crescent, Brighton, BN1 6WF · 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 December 2001Reference EY218075Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 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
2 Surrenden Crescent, Brighton, BN1 6WF · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Preston Park13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tongdean Lane East, Cedars Gardens and Varndean College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Withdean Park2 min walk
- Surrenden Field3 min walk
- Westdene Woods10 min walk
- Patcham Peace Gardens12 min walk
- Westdene Green12 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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Wonder Years Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 2 Surrenden Crescent, Brighton, BN1 6WF, in Withdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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| Wonder Years Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Patcham Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 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 0.7 miles
- Patcham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Stanford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 Wonder Years Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wonder Years Nursery School Good at its inspection on 20 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wonder Years Nursery School take?
Wonder Years Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wonder Years Nursery School?
Preston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wonder Years Nursery School?
You can call 01273 553083 and visit www.wonderyears.org.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY218075 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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