Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery

Dittons Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey BN24 5ES
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9.9 115 Reviews
  • Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery, Pevensey
Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery offers a secure and stimulating setting where children can enjoy a fun approach to early years learning, while parents can feel confident that staff are qualified in safeguarding each child's well-being.

The nursery has big airy rooms where your child will learn and have fun. It looks over fields and woods and has a large enclosed garden in which children can explore and enjoy a variety of activities.

The nursery is ideally located for busy local parents, close to main commuter routes and welcoming both full and part-time needs.

Parents are supported in getting involved as much as possible and staff offer a regular opportunity for discussion and feedback.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Elle Hill (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 80

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • 2025 FEES FOR FULL DAYCARE NON-FUNDED:


    Children aged 0 – 5 years: Week full £340.00 per week / Full Day (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 7:30am and up to 6:30pm. 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 Barn Children's Nursery Reviews (115)

9.9

Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.911) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery has 115 reviews.

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Review from N R (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been very happy at Bluebell Barn and made many friends and has a great relationship with the staff and carers.
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Review from Matthew H (Father of Child) published on 13 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been at this nursery for over two years and has always been very happy. The staff are very caring and friendly and the nursery is safe.
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Review from Karen L (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has had some troubles settling in even though he has been going to Bluebell Barn for some time, the staff have been amazing. Always there to comfort him. The staff have also been amazing with my son when he had some troubles healthwise recently. They took the time to comfort him and help him,
I couldn't fault them. The staff have been a great support to my son and myself, I'm so happy with the nursery.
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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Myself and my husband are extremely happy with Bluebell Barn. Our son started there at 10.5 months old and he's now nearly 4. Our son is really happy there and loves all the staff. The staff are so friendly and caring. They always give lots of cuddles and make nursery fun. The office staff are also
so helpful and friendly. We would definitely recommend Bluebell Barn to friends, we already have!
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Review from Jo S (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son is extremely happy at Bluebell Barn. He is always being given a wide range of activities which help all areas of his development (this also means I don't have to worry about doing so much messy craft at home!). The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and really seem to know him. There are frequent
observations uploaded to his eyLog which mean I can see what he's been doing. He always eats all the food provided so I assume it is good!
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Review from Jackie (Grandmother of Child) published on 3 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All 3 of my grandchildren have attended Bluebell Barn and Bluebell Hill Nurseries. The quality of care they have received has been excellent. They have also made great progress in all areas of development particularly in personal social and emotional development and speech language and communication.
The staff are professional caring warm friendly and lots of fun. Currently, I sometimes have to wait for my 3-year-old grandson to end his game even with the promise of Drusilla's swimming etc. Comments are made such as " Be with you in a minute Grandma" Last time I collected him they had made a car wash to clean the sit in cars. A group of at least 6 children involved in the game having such fun.
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Review from Natasha N (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bluebell Barn offers excellent care to my child. The staff are very friendly and helpful. My child is extremely happy when going to the nursery. I would recommend it to anyone.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you Natasha. This means a great deal to us. We are pleased you are so happy.
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Review from Sam D (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves coming to nursery. The carers spend a lot of time getting to know the children and therefore I feel 100% confident with their ability to care for my son. They always have loads of fun activities going on for the children. The food is great in which my son eats a varied diet.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you for your excellent review Sam.
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Review from Andre P (Father of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Superb care from the entire team. Any issues are easily dealt with everyone is easy to talk to.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you for this excellent review. All our staff work really hard to make this a superb nursery.
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Review from G B (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Well organised. Regular stimulating activities. Healthy food menu. Lots of choice of toys. Friendly and attentive staff. Good communication from staff to parents. A good learning environment. Safe and secure environment. Very clean and tidy.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you for your kind comments. It means a great deal to the staff.
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Review from Claire M (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has settled really well into the nursery. The staff have been really helpful, kind and caring.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you for your review.
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Review from Beth H (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall I am very happy with the nursery and care from the main team of girls/carers, not so sure of relief staff, feel some are unsure and not very confident. My son seems very happy and is always willing to come in.
Reply from Clair Coope, Operations Manager at Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery
Thank you for your feedback. I am pleased that you are happy with our main team. It is very hard with relief staff as they are not always able to be located in the same room, although we try our best.…read more
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Review from Ashleigh N (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending nursery since April 2014. She loves going in, they have a wide variety of activities constantly and a beautiful outdoors area. She adores the girls that work there, you can tell they love the children and make special bonds with them. The nursery is also very flexible
with children's routines and adapted to my daughter's food allergy well.
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Review from H T (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended Bluebell Barn and both equally enjoyed. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Surroundings are lovely - free flow in particular. I have always been very happy with the nursery as a whole. Children like attending - sometimes don't want to leave.
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Review from Donna N (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery in a beautiful setting, overlooking fields and animals. First used the nursery from 2011 for my first son and it was the obvious choice to use for my second son. The children take part in a great selection of activities and are looked after by lovely staff. I have found the nursery
to be a great headstart to the children's learning and is a brilliant way to prepare for school.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.911)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.911) out of 10 for Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.911 for Bluebell Barn Children's Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (196 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 213 Ratings = 4.911
  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 Barn Children's Nursery is based on 18 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 80 number of registered child places is 16, which has been reached with 18 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)

Elle

Elle Hill

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2013

Elle is our amazing Nursery Manager at Bluebell Barn. She started with Bluebell nurseries in September 2013 where she began as an apprentice, Elle worked super hard and achieved her level 3 qualification. In her exciting 7 years of working at Bluebell Barn, she has had the privilege of working across all 3 rooms with all ages between 0-5 years.


Elle has a wonderfully calm professional and bubbly personality that makes her the perfect Nursery teacher and leader.


Having recently been promoted and taken on the role of Nursery Manager, Elle continues her journey of awe and wonder at Bluebell Barn nursery

Abi

Abi Bilton

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2022

Hi, I'm Abi. I have worked at Bluebell Barn for almost 5 years now, after completing my Bachelor's degree in 'early childhood studies,' where I gained experience and knowledge in the early years sector. Bluebell Barn has been an amazing place to practice my skills and continue my professional development through my career progression.


I am so pleased to have made wonderful relationships with the staff and the lovely parents and families.


My favourite part of working with children is helping the new children and their families settle into the setting, watching them reach their next steps, and providing a safe, fun, and happy place to grow!


In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, doing yoga and reading.

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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