Pre-School Activities for U5's

Arts & Crafts

House of Culture, pre-school art sessions, Brighton, Fri am, 3-4yrs, houseofculturebrighton.org

Workshops for the Imagination, art & music, 75 Islingword Rd BN2 9SL, 2-3yrs, 07939 482361

Dance & Drama

Alexandra Dance Academy, Brighton, ballet, tap, modern, street, Mon, Wed & Sat, 3yrs+, 01273 565881

Alta Academy of Dance, RAD ballet, jazz, PBT, Brighton & Hove, 3yrs+, 07876 492899

Brighton Ballet School, baby ballet & tap, 2½4yrs, 07595 303180

Creative Dance Club, creative dance classes, Exeter Street Hall, Brighton BN1 5PG, 4yrs+, 07900 911859

Dance Art Studio, Fiveways/ Preston Park: ballet, tap, modern, classical, jazz, contemporary, 3yrs+, 07709 324160

Diddi Dance, funky pre-school dance classes for girls & boys, Brighton & Lancing, 07730 576597

Get Creative in Brighton, Drama

Tots, Mon 9.30-11am, Patcham Methodist Hall, 18mths-5yrs, 07967 633438

Italia Conti Performing Arts, ‘Introduction to the Performing Arts’, Sat am, 3yrs+, 07956 890307

JustDance Academy, Southwick, 07777 692632

Leap & Bound Dance School, Little Leapers 2yrs+, Hanover CC; Shoreham Centre; ACT Brighton/ Hove, 07817 398215

Magic Moves Dance, creative dance, Brighton & Hove venues, 2yrs+, 01273 600126

Stagecoach Performing Arts Hove, Fri pm, Sat & Sun am, 4-6yrs, 01273 258318 (see advert p.18)

Story Moves, Creative Movement classes, The Barn, Westdene BN1 5EE, Mon, 9.30-10.15am, 2-5yrs, katharineleroux.co.uk

WWSDance, Seven Dials, Dance Tots, 3yrs+, 07803 907092

Languages

BonjourKidz, The Snug, Stoneham Park, Hove, French classes, Fri 11-11.45am, 01273 921821

Chatterbox, Communication Play Session, Moulsecoomb Children’s Centre, 2-4yrs, Tue/Thu am (referral), 01273 294040

FrangloNature, forest school, Stanmer Park, Wed & Thu, U5s, lesfranglophones.co.uk

Krokodyl Polish Group, 0-4yrs, learn through play & singing, krokodyl.co.uk

Little Dragon Mandarin, 3-5yrs

Fiveways, Saturdays, call for more info, 07909 521899

Sussex’s Anglo-German Preschool for 2-5yrs, Language Garden, Falmer, language-garden.co.uk

Music

Bambino Beatz, baby & toddler, Peacehaven, Tue 10-10.40am, 07931 534605

Da Capo Baby & Toddler music with live music, Under the Bridge Studios, Brighton, MonFri, 07719 029488

Hartbeeps, sensory music classes for toddlers, Brighton: Tue at WRAP, Wed & Fri at Yellowave; Hove: Thur at St George's RC Church; Southwick Comm. Centre: Mon, The Shoreham Centre: Thu 07786 446119 (see advert p.7) Music for Aardvarks, weekly, year round, drop in classes with live original music, Brighton Unitarian Church, Mon,Thu & Fri 10am, 6months-4yrs, book on happity.com, 07886 927081 (see advert)

Sport & Gym

4-Corner Football, development programme, boys & girls, Wish Park Hove, 1-4yrs, 07964 785511

CrossFit Hove, kids fitness classes, term time, Sun am, 2.5-4yrs, crossfitkidshove@hotmail.com

(see advert p.18)

Dyson Gymnastics, rear unit 101 Conway St, Hove BN3 3LA, Mon, Wed & Thu 1.45pm, 2½yrs+, 07760 669393

(see advert p.18)

Football flyers, football coaching, Shoreham, 18mths-6yrs, find on Facebook: @footballflyers21

Glide Balance Bike, activity led bike classes to teach the skills to ride a pedal bicycle, 2-6yrs, 07930 676035

Little Kickers, fun football training, Brighton, Patcham, Hove & Shoreham, 18mths+, 01293 226201

Mini Athletics Brighton & Lewes, Rottingdean Sat am, Portslade Sun am, 2-5yrs, 07557 985769

Ninja School at The Samurai Centre, Brighton, 3½yrs+, 01273 570940

PW Performers, gymnastics, Manor Gym Whitehawk, Sat am, 3yrs+, 07972 416947

Rugbytots, weekly play sessions in Brighton, Hove, Worthing & Lewes for boys & girls 2-5yrs, 0345 3130421 (see advert)

Tumble Tots, Hove: Mon/Sat, Hollingbury: Thu, Portslade: Fri, 6mths+, 07710 090 035

Withdean Sports Complex, Didi Tennis, coached parent & child club, 3-5yrs, 01273 542100

Swimming

Aqua Swim, Surrenden pool, Brighton, 1yrs+, Sat & Sun classes, 07702 075091

Kids’ swim lessons in Lancing, only 6 per class, £58 per month, online booking, seriouslyfun.net (see advert p.19)

King Alfred Leisure Centre, swimming lessons 4mths+; toddler fun swim, Mon/Wed-Thu am, U5s, 01273 980892 Little Dippers, baby swimming, Upper Gardner St, Brighton BN1 4AN, 01273 229390 (see advert p.7) rugbytots.co.uk

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Puddle Ducks, baby & pre-school swimming, Hilton Metropole, Brighton & Herons Dale PS, Shoreham, 01892 617246 (see advert)

The Little Swim School, Brighton, pre-school swimming & water safety, 1-5yrs, 01273 207992

Water Babies, programme teaching water confidence, Brighton, 0-4½yrs, 01273 552454

Yoga

Balance Kids Yoga, yoga for U5s, Brighton Mon am, Hove Tue am & Fri pm, 07584 208913

Inclusive Communication Therapy, yoga, Telscombe Cliffs, 1yr+, 07876 032258

Kids Yoga with Iona, story-based yoga sessions, Brighton, Hove, U5s, iona.yogaga@gmail.com

Other Groups

Fledglings: by the Beach, Fri am; in the Orchard, Whitehawk, Wed am, 18mths+, fledglingsinthecity@ gmail.com

Little Pop-Up Kitchen, cooking classes, Westdene, 4yrs+, 07463 801826

Parent & Child, Brighton Waldorf School, Roedean Rd, Brighton BN2 5RA,18mths-3yrs, weekly am, 01273 386300 (see advert p.12)

Saplings, St Ann’s Well Gardens, forest school for toddlers & their parents, Wed/Fri am, 18mths-4yrs, 01273 933781 (see advert p.16)

Woodland Playgroup/Forest School Lewes, craft, campfire, storytelling & more, Fri 10-11.30am, 2yrs+, wildinthewoods.weebly.com (see advert p.8)

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Daycare Nurseries

Acorn Nursery, The Rise, Mile Oak, Portslade BN41 2PY, 3mths-5yrs, 01273 293980

ActiveKids Nursery, 8 West Way, BN3 8LD, birth-5yrs, 01273 911876

Apple Tree Montessor Nursery School Whiteway, Rottingdean BN2 7HB, 2-5yrs, 01273 271969

Bear’s House Nursery, 19 Grantham Rd, Brighton BN1 6EE, 3mths-5yrs, 01273 561100

Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery, 16 Bloomsbury St, Kemptown BN2 1HQ, 3mths-5yrs, 01273 033833

Brighton College Nursery, Eastern Rd, Brighton BN2 5JJ, 3-5yrs, 01273 704343 (see advert p.2)

Burgess Hill Nursery (located at Burgess Hill Girls), Keymer Rd

RH15 OEG, boys & girls, 2½-4yrs, 01444 241050 (see advert p.13)

Boomerang Kids, Saltdean Barn, Arundel Drive West, Saltdean BN2 8SJ, 0-4yrs, 01273 390900

Butterfly Nursery, Greenwich House, Peacehaven BN10 8BB, U5, 01273 580819

Charley Barley’s Nursery, Stanford Ave, Brighton BN1 6FE, 3mths-5yrs, 01273 958750

Each Peach Childcare, 42 Wilbury Villas, Hove BN3 6GD, 3mths-5yrs, 01273 323199