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Both of our children have attended Magnolia Tree over the last 4 years - they had a wonderful time! We have really appreciated how the nursery staff have supported our children's development and helping to shape the curiosity and appreciation of the world around them.

Totally recommend!

My son has been at the Nest since 15 months' old and he LOVES it! It took a month (ish) for him to stop crying at drop-off and the staff were always so calm and warm with him (and me) and now he walks in happily. It feels like the staff take an attachment driven child-led approach with focus on nurturing relationships. I have also been very impressed at his vocabulary development and he's always ate and slept well there too (I was especially doubtful about the sleep as that can be a challenge at home). I'm impressed at how well all the staff know him and it's really helpful to have the run down of all their different activites, sleep and food each day at pick up, they always get out into the garden and to the play village each day, with other developmental, sensory activities which is great for a very active toddler. They've had a few trips to the park and imagine more outings to come in summer times too. Would hightly recommend to other parents.

I have been really happy and grateful for this nursery for my 15 month old. The staff are always very friendly and my daughter responds really well to them. They do a variety of really interesting activities, go out in their spacious garden almost daily, provide healthy, varied meals and give very thorough handovers. My daughter settled in quickly and I feel completely at ease leaving her in their capable hands.

My son has been at the Nest since February 2026. We are thrilled with how he is being cared for and he settled so quickly. The have helped us to get him into a sleeping routine, to ween properly and they have been so supportive in these past months. Each day we get a detailed and personalised run down of how he has been, what he ate, how he slept and what activities they have done. There are so many varied and considered activities that they do each day, with a strong focus on developmental activities for his age. He happily goes to each staff member and all of them seem to know him well.

Our son has been at Magnolia Tree 3x/week since 9 months old, and really loves it. We love the daily photo updates, and hearing about all of the activities he gets to do. His development has exploded, and we are amazed at how much he seems to learn at nursery. We are very appreciative to be able to have early drop-off and late pick-up, as this really helps us with work. Huge thank you to all of the staff at Magnolia Tree for helping our son to flourish.

The morning handover is always kept positive and calm as is the pick up, where the staff go through their day, everything they ate, how they slept and what they did. I'm always very impressed with how knowledgeable they are, and I leave knowing my son has had lots of fun! I would highly recommend this nursery, I'm very happy and my son absolutely loves it!

Our daughter joined the nursery in 2024 and she has developed so well and we are delighted with the quality of her care.

The staff go out of their way to put on different activities for the children each day and keep us informed. They understand the children as individuals and give them a positive, structured routine.

We feel very lucky to have found a nursery that we have faith in and our daughter looks forward to going each day. Would happily recommend to others.

We are so happy with the nursery we have chosen!

they feed back on how his day has gone with great detail and communicate with us through apps to keep us updated with is development and information. He has settled fantastically and we're really happy we chose Magnolia tree as the nursery for our son.

After a year of maternity leave, I was very nervous sending my child to nursery. I didn't know what to expect and I just wanted the transition to be pain free and give me confidence. The staff at House on the Dials immediately put me at ease. They are caring and diligent and have always gone above and beyond in their professionalism. This sector does not get the recognition it deserves. My children are happy to go in and that's been one of many signs that we chose the right nursery.

Our son settled in very quickly and is happy and excited to come to nursery. He seems to have a really good bond with his key worker, other staff, and the other children. All interactions we have had with staff have been positive and highly professional. It is lovely to see our son's continued and rapid development at nursery, bringing home new words, etc.

My son has been at the Nest Hanover from a young age, experiencing the baby and toddler rooms, and it keeps on getting better and better thanks to all sorts of enrichments applied to the curriculum and works done in the setting. The staff has been pretty much the same since we joined (a very good sign) and each single person is great, truly knows and cares about every child's happiness and development. My son always jumps in the arms of whoever opens the door in the morning.

We have always felt that the care he has received from The Nest is excellent, and we will be sending his younger brother to The Nest without hesitation.

My son has been with the nest since he was 10months old. So he has been in all the age groups at the nursery. Staff are lovely and turn over seems low. The nursery have been very helpful during his pathway to diagnosis of autism. They have supported him the whole time. They have a lovely village of prentend shops that the kids love. Lots of activities, making cookies, arts and crafts. The outside is small but they have made use of the space well. Nothing wrong with the food but is vegetarian/fish and my son prefers meat but I knew that joining. We overall think the nursery is very good

Both My children attended the Nest for 3 years in total and couldn't recommend the nursery enough, the staff are amazing and my children loved every single one of them and was very sad to leave. My son struggled with his speech and language and they referred him for speech therapy and communicated with speech and language to accommodate and help his speech while at nursery which resulted in him coming on leaps and bounds and being fully ready to start school. My daughter had her brother with her when she started nursery so when he left she become quite upset at times and the staff did an amazing job at comforting her which soon resulted in loving everyday she attended and never wanting to leave. The staff also always made you feel welcome and it felt much more then just a professional setting if you had any worries the staff we're always more then willing to listen this made it feel more then just a parent and child provider and much more personal. Would recommend to everyone

Thank you for a fantastic 3.5 years! You have a very nurturing and caring environment that supports children as they grow as well as supporting parents navigating parenthood! The space is fantastic, beautifully designed and very thoughtful. All the facilities are incredible and some of the best in Brighton. Thank you for supporting our little one to thrive!

It's great that the nursery schedule in the peripatetic classes to broaden the children's experiences. You can see how engaged the children are and how much they enjoy participating.

My son has been at Magnolia Tree since he was six months old. He is starting school this September as a happy and confident four year old, well prepared for this next stage in his life. We have always been really happy, at every stage the staff have been wonderful and we have always felt that our son was well cared for. The garden is fantastic, they spend lots of time outside, doing a range of activities every day which he has always loved.

The nursery was renovated in January & it is such a cute, varied & lovely space! So much to do, plenty of space to run/play/explore, they even have a miniature town which is fantastic for imaginative play. The Nest also hosts visits from local groups/organisations offering lots of interactive, fun & educational experiences including dancing, music-making, yoga, & more!

We're so very grateful to everybody at The Nest for their hard work & care. We'd recommend them to anyone, from baby/toddler to pre-school. We'll miss you!!