Ofsted report card

Puffin Community Nursery

Carlton Hill, Brighton · BN2 9QG

Inspected by Ofsted on 21 September 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY484162
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Registered since: 10 December 2014
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

On the Early Years Register.

Where it is

Carlton Hill, Brighton · BN2 9QG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

29 September 2022 inspection Requires Improvement
11 October 2016 inspection Good

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Puffin Community Nursery in Carlton Hill, Brighton was last inspected on 21 September 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Puffin Community Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 10 December 2014. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY484162.

Nearby settings

Oasis Project Creche <1 km Tarner <1 km Tarner at Carlton Hill Primary School <1 km Bright Start at Tarner Children's Centre <1 km

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