Each Peach Childcare

In February 2025, pebbles, bottle lids and magnetic pyramids gave children starting points for making, counting and conversation at Each Peach Childcare. At its February 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found that its ambitious curriculum helped children prepare for their next stage of education.

Based in Hove, the nursery accepts children from birth to five and has 72 places in total. Its opening hours run from 7.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays, making the opening window a useful practical consideration for working families.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children’s learning, development and care: play and everyday experiences support learning alongside their physical and personal development.

In February 2025, children used pebbles and bottle lids to make a shaker, while wooden blocks prompted careful construction and turn-taking. Learning about Egypt extended across indoor and outdoor play, with pictures inspiring children to construct pyramids from magnets. These examples show how a topic could connect making things with talking about the wider world.

Number work also grew from conversation. In February 2025, discussions about vehicles led children to compare wheels and practise counting. Cooking activities opened up another kind of enquiry: children discussed what apples need to grow before staff introduced the seeds inside fruit. Everyday subjects gave children something concrete to explore.

At the February 2025 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective, praised support for babies’ communication and described coordinated SEND support involving speech and language therapists and individual plans. This brought specialist input and staff knowledge of individual needs into the same approach.

In February 2025, babies shared books and cuddles with staff as they settled into routines. Songs, gestures and clearly spoken words encouraged them to join in. Low tables gave babies opportunities to pull themselves upright, while using a spoon at lunch provided another chance to practise a developing skill.

Communication with families also featured in February 2025: parents received updates about development and progress, and some came into the nursery to explain their jobs to children. That connected home experience with learning rather than keeping the two separate.

The address is 42 Wilbury Villas, Hove, BN3 6GD. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures on bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Families planning care around work need to account for those breaks as well as the daily opening window.

In February 2025, the nursery provided government-funded early education for children aged nine months to four years. That is a dated account of its funding provision.

• Explaining behaviour. In February 2025, staff did not consistently explain the reasons behind rules, including why children should avoid running indoors. Helping children understand expectations was the improvement priority, relevant to families who value a clear approach to boundaries.
• Care across the year. Bank holidays and the break between Christmas and New Year are closure periods. Those dates need a place in a family’s childcare planning.
• Baby routines. Books, cuddles and supported physical exploration featured in February 2025. On a visit, ask how settling and sleep routines would be organised for your baby.

Each Peach Childcare suits families seeking care from babyhood through the preschool years, with weekday opening hours that extend into the early evening. Its February 2025 picture combines practical learning, close relationships with babies and communication with parents. The behaviour priority deserves attention: explaining the reason for a rule matters as much as stating it.