Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery

The Circus, Seaville Drive, Eastbourne BN23 6LJ
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9.8 104 Reviews
  • Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery, Eastbourne
Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is a day nursery in a lovely old converted house close to the centre of Eastbourne offering warm, friendly and stimulating childcare, either full-time or part-time.

The nursery has bright and well-equipped rooms, full of things to keep your child happy and stimulated. There are lovely walled mature gardens where children can enjoy lots of outdoor play and exploration, especially in the nature area where they can look for bugs, birds and plants.

The nursery and gardens are completely enclosed and security is paramount. Located in a quiet residential road just off St Anthony’s Avenue in Eastbourne, it is close to Sovereign Harbour, Langney and Hampden Park and easily accessible from the town centre.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sam Leeves (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 21

Total Places for Children

  • 62

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • 2025 FEES - Children aged 0 – 5 years: £340.00 per week / Day full (8 am–6 pm) £76.00 per day / Session morning (8 am-1 pm) £49.00 per session / Session afternoon (1 pm-6 pm) £49.00 per session.

  • Parents can book their child in to attend from 7:30 am up to 6:30 pm. These are charged at £8.00 per half-hour or part-half-hour.


    Terms of Payment (please see our Terms and Conditions).
    A non-refundable fee of £25 is payable on registration, along with an £80 refundable deposit for securing a place. Fees are charged on a monthly basis. Fees are payable monthly in advance, by standing order or BACS by the last day of the preceding month or by cheque by the 24th of the preceding month.
    The nursery closes at 1 pm Christmas Eve, for the period between Christmas and New Year and on bank holidays. No charge is made during scheduled nursery closures.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery Reviews (104)

9.8

Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.837) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery has 104 reviews.

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Review from Vicky B (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery offers everything, you can drop your child to friendly experienced staff and they provide nappies, wipes, all food, sunscreen and much more. My little boy was a very shy boy but since starting at Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery he has become so confident and learning new things every day.
The staff and management are amazing and very supportive.
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Review from Katie L (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves attending Bluebell Hill. The staff are always approachable and nothing is too much for them. My daughter is sociable, happy and confident and I feel the staff have contributed to this. They provide an excellent range of meals and snacks with lots of variety. My daughter loves to be
outdoors and due to their free flow at the nursery, she is able to access the outdoors as and when she can.
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Review from Simon L (Father of Child) published on 26 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending the nursery for the last year. The staff are amazing and very experienced within their roles. My daughter takes part in a variety of fun activities daily, which have helped to develop her confidence. She loves coming to the nursery and is extremely happy and content.
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Review from Hannah M (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started nursery recently and has settled in very well to the new routine. She's always very content to be left with her cares. Two of my older children attended the nursery between 2007-2016 and I'd thoroughly recommend it. I've experienced all the different rooms with the ages of the children
and I'm always confident I'm leaving them well cared for.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery
Thank you for this lovely review. We will pass your comments onto the team.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.837)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.837) out of 10 for Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.837 for Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (195 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 227 Ratings = 4.837
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bluebell Hill Children's Nursery is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 62 number of registered child places is 12.4, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (3)

Sam

Sam Leeves

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2021

I have worked with children for the last 6 years and have been at Bluebell Hill for nearly 4 years now. I started as relief staff whilst completing my degree in early years education, and have since enjoyed progressing in my career and constantly building on my knowledge of the early years. I love being able to teach and inspire children every day, and mentoring staff in giving children the best possible experiences whilst at nursery.


I am also the nursery SENDco and am passionate about ensuring inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, working closely with families and children to ensure every child gets the best possible outcomes from their time with us!


In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, walking my two dogs and going to the gym!

Chloe

Chloe Hemsley

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2021

Chloe is our amazing Deputy Manager at Bluebell Hill. Chloe has worked in childcare for 8 years, gaining lots of experience with all ages. Chloe joined the Bluebell team in 2021 and is an asset to our management team.

Harriet

Harriet Crouch

Job Title: Group Operations Manager Joined: 2021

Harriet is our fantastic Operations Manager. Harriet has over 16 years of experience working in the Early Years. Harriet joined the Bluebell family as the Nursery Manager of Bluebell Wood and now as the Operations Manager, Harriet oversees the running of all three of our fabulous nurseries.

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