Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)

This nursery is fantastic. We sent both of our children here and they loved it. They were both extremely well cared for. Whenever you asked the staff for help it was never any trouble - they were all so helpful and kind! I believe they generally loved our kids and cared! The meals were great! Pick up and drop off was always easy. The place itself is SO very clean. Highly, highly recommend!

We moved out of the area, but I still travel back as my children have just been welcomed so warmly and the staff cannot do enough for them, such amazing individual care, the staff are like an extended family and my children have always been so excited to go and complain the days they don't have a nursery! They have great extras including yoga and music, and I really feel like my children have all received such love and individual attention from every member of staff here; I really can't express how much of a relief it is knowing my children are so well cared for. They always come back having done a million things I would never do at home (normally because of the mess!) and each child has progressed hugely with their coordination, confidence and education in all areas. Just outstanding.

I cannot thank you enough, and we would like to send his little sister in a few months time.

I strongly recommend this nursery based on its flexibility, fantastic, personable staff and diligent management. Yes, the facilities could be slightly more updated but the value is in the care and opportunities our daughters receive daily. Thank you all at Young Sussex Hove!

My little boy has loved his time at Young Sussex, the staff are so friendly, welcoming and caring towards both parents and children. Activities are engaging and exciting for the children, my little boy comes home talking about his day with such enthusiasm. I am sad we are having to leave such a nurturing place, taking my son to Young Sussex made the upset of leaving him so much easier. I can't thank the staff enough for everything they have done for us.

Our daughter has had the most amazing time here. Not only has she mentally developed and hit all her milestones, she has loved coming here. Seeing as our daughter was nine weeks premature, finding the right nursery was vital and the team here; gave her their all - to help her learn and grow. If it wasn't for our house move, we would still be coming here.

This is our second child who has attended this nursery. Our son has a digestive disorder and multiple allergies, so when we initially called around nurseries, Young Sussex were the only ones who gave us any reassurances. They have dealt with us and our son with such professionalism whilst also being personal and caring. Each and every member of staff has taken on board our fears and ensured that we don’t need to worry. There are very few people that we feel comfortable leaving our son with and nursery is one of them. Not only are the medical requirements met but he is thoroughly entertained, loved, cared for and challenged. We would recommend this nursery wholeheartedly. Thank you.

We are so happy with our decision to send our child to Young Sussex, he seems to have such a great time and comes home exhausted and happy.

My daughter has just left Young Sussex to start school, and my son started at Young Sussex in May. We've been extremely impressed with our experience. They've helped shape my daughter into a confident, friendly child. Everything from potty training, to advice on building her confidence. Both children picked up so much knowledge and skill from being there, we are constantly surprised by new developments. Both children have had a very happy time at Young Sussex.

The staff and facilities at Young Sussex were excellent. My child really enjoyed her time there and we loved it too. There was a real range of activities and play for her which she really enjoyed. We loved all the feedback and updates we got. We've enrolled our younger child there and will be genuinely sad when it's time for him to leave. Thank you Young Sussex.

I could not recommend Young Sussex highly enough - my future children will certainly be going here!

My son was so happy at Young Sussex Nursery, he went in every morning happily knowing he was going to have a great day! As does my youngest daughter now. All staff are warm, professional and creative in their approach to play and development. There are always imaginative themes to good old fashioned playtime. The children played outside every day rain or snow if they wanted. They don’t tend to leave the nursery on trips as others do but they make up for it by having visits from all sorts of people from farmers, firefighters and ambulance teams, nurses, Guinea pigs, tadpoles, hatching chicks... I could go on and on! I cannot fault them at all! The menu always sounded amazing and both of my children would enjoy their hot meals and snacks. Also, the nursery manager and admin staff are genuinely interested in helping as much as they can if you need to swap a session which has made such a difference to us logistically and, in my experience, not something on offer at other nurseries.

My daughter has loved it ever since she started. It is very well organised and the staff are amazing, can’t fault them.

My eldest has just finished his time at Young Sussex and has loved it. The staff are so caring, helpful and give amazing feedback. They really supported us with reward cards that we were doing for my eldest. My little one also attends Young Sussex and always has a great time when he goes. Love the fact that they upload photos of their progress on Tapestry, the online journal. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

My daughter used to go to Young Sussex. My God she loved it so much she used to just want to play, play and play. The teachers are amazing, caring and they know how to look after the kids in a professional way. Thank you all so much.

My son (now aged 8) went there from a baby until he went to school and enjoyed his time there so much that we never considered anywhere else for our daughter (now aged 2).

All of the staff do an amazing job and it is clear that they really care about the children, their happiness and wellbeing. They are always welcoming, enthusiastic and attentive when the children arrive and great in giving the parents personal feedback at the end of each day.

There is plenty of space indoors and outdoors and they do a range of activities each day including art and messy play, outdoor play and dressing up.

My daughter is so happy at the nursery and looks forward to going every day.

We have another baby who will be starting at the end of the year. I have no doubts or worries about returning to work as I know the staff at Young Sussex will make this transition smooth and give my daughter the best care and attention.

The key person system works extremely well and helped our son to settle into nursery quickly. The staff provide an update after each session to let you know what they have done, how they have eaten, slept etc which is very helpful. It is nice to get a real feel for that by getting photos and messages on the Tapestry system. The staff are well qualified and I am happy that my son will be well looked after as well as having a lot of fun and learning some new things too.

I don’t think this experience would be this smooth without Young Sussex structured and meticulous approach to school preparation. The standard of care and education is very high and I’d recommend Young Sussex over and over again.

Our children are very happy here and our experiences are generally excellent.

The management are very helpful as we have had many issues (through no fault of the nursery or us) with the 30 hours funding and the manager has always helped sort it out with us.

The staff all seem very nice and our child never complains about anyone or anything.

The good outside space at the nursery is one of the things that drew us to use it.

I think all nurseries are much of a muchness when it comes to cost, so it's difficult to answer a value for money question.

The only criticism is that sometimes we've had to ask several times to ensure the emergency contacts are used in the correct order. Messages have been left for my wife without even an attempt to call me in the past and I am number 1 on the list to call. However, asking management to rectify this seems to have worked and the issue does not exist now.

There have been minor glitches with invoices but not for a while now and rectified quickly.