Full-day nursery in Aldrington, Brighton and Hove
Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)
Young Sussex Nursery, 165 Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QJ · 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 2019Reference 2545706Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places95 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 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
Young Sussex Nursery, 165 Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QJ · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Aldrington6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Hove18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Portslade20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Scott Road, School Road and Westbourne Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stoneham Park1 min walk
- Davis Park5 min walk
- Museum Gardens9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Wish Park playground10 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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Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) is a full-day nursery at Young Sussex Nursery, 165 Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QJ, in Aldrington, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 95 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Young Sussex Ltd.
Run by Young Sussex Ltd (company), which runs 3 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
- Hove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- West Hove Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Christopher's School ages 4–13 0.3 miles
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Goldstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.0 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 Sussex Nursery (Hove)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) Good at its inspection on 28 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) take?
Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) is registered with Ofsted for up to 95 children at any one time.
Who runs Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)?
Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) is run by Young Sussex Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)?
Aldrington is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)?
You can call 01273 777001 and visit www.youngsussex.co.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2545706 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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