Full-day nursery in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Young Friends Kindergarten
89 Holland Road, HOVE, BN3 1JP · 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 October 2012Reference EY455240Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
89 Holland Road, HOVE, BN3 1JP · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Hove15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Brighton21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Law Courts, Lansdowne Road and Cricket Ground.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Ann's Well Gardens3 min walk
- Palmeira Square5 min walk
- Palmeira Square5 min walk
- Brunswick Square7 min walk
- Adelaide Crescent8 min walk
- Playground7 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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Young Friends Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 89 Holland Road, HOVE, BN3 1JP, in Hove, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Friends KindergartenThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Horizons Hove Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Magnolia Tree Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Robins Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brunswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Montessori Place ages 1–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Brighton Girls GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 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 Young Friends Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Young Friends Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 25 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Young Friends Kindergarten take?
Young Friends Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Young Friends Kindergarten?
Hove is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Young Friends Kindergarten?
You can call 01273 735100 and visit www.youngfriends.co.uk.
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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.
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- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY455240 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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