Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton)

191-193 Dyke Road, Hove BN3 1TL
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  • Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton), Hove
Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) is an OFSTED Outstanding nursery (June 2022) with an experienced and qualified staff team who put the children’s happiness, well-being and safety first.

The children learn and have fun in a stimulating, friendly and loving environment benefiting from a wide choice of resources and activities such as music groups, yoga and cookery classes.

Being a large converted family house, the nursery has a homely feel with large interconnecting rooms and two spacious outdoor play areas.

The nursery offers flexible childcare with half-day, school day and full-day options. Session swaps and the option to book extra sessions add further flexibility. Care is available term-time or full-time.

Free Early Learning Funding is available for 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours universal/30 hours if eligible) as well as eligible 2-year-olds (15 hours).

Young Sussex received the 2018 and 2020 Award: Top 20 Nursery Group Award for ‘Most Recommended Small Nursery Groups' in the UK.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Daniela Rae (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 34

Total Places for Children

  • 91

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Please visit our website for fee info. Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Discounts on hourly rate for siblings and full day and full week bookings. Session swaps.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) Reviews (128)

9.9

Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) has 128 reviews.

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Review from Rosie M (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my sons attended Young Sussex Dyke Road from when they were 1 year olds up until they started school. The boys loved their time there. The staff are so warm and really care for the children. And they think up a fantastic range of activities for all ages. I fully recommend this nursery.
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Review from Ozge G (Mother of Child) published on 22 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son went to young sussex for only 6 months but he really enjoyed it there. My son is bilingual and his key teacher could speak Turkish too. His key teacher was amazing and got my son involved with other kids very quickly. Their garden is a great space which is well looked after and really safe. The
toilets are always clean and tidy. I would like to thank each member of Sussex nursery for doing an amazing job.
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Review from Christina B (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
From the beginning of my time with Young Sussex (Sept 2012), I've always found the staff members to be very approachable and extremely helpful wherever possible. I've always been very grateful for all that they do to support and assist and particularly appreciated this during our first year with Young
Sussex. It was a very difficult time of adjustment, especially as we had just moved to Brighton knowing no one and I worked so far away in from my little girl.


We also feel very lucky to have gained the amazing after nursery support from two of the carers there. They continue to be a part of our little family helping wherever possible. We are truly grateful that Young Sussex brought them to us.


I know my daughter absolutely loves it there and has learnt a great deal to prepare her for her big entry into school next year.


Young Sussex is a nice place to go to and particularly so when you have that comfort you so desire leaving your little loves there without you.

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Review from Clare J (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two daughters have attended Young Sussex Dyke Road since September 2013, the older one is about to leave to start school. I have been very happy with the care provided and would definitely recommend it to other parents. The staff are all enthusiastic, caring and make the effort to update you on your
child's day and overall progress. Our children settled in easily and have formed good attachments to the staff looking after them. Lots of fun activities are planned, the days are structured but with plenty of free play with a progression to a more structured routine as children get older. Visits from external providers also take place such as music classes, The Outdoors Project and African drumming. Meals and snacks are healthy and varied. There is a pleasant outside space which the children all access every day. Staff will work with parents to ensure that a child's routine and individual needs are catered for, and will devise and use reward charts and methods to encourage desired behaviours as needed, such as for potty training, always in conjunction with discussion with parents. There are excellent communication methods e.g. day sheets, link books between home and nursery, Theme Leaflets for each cycle of learning, newsletters and parents' evenings. The managing staff are very prompt at responding to telephone calls and emails, and are always happy to answer queries and help. The most impressive (and I feel unusual) aspect is the amazing flexibility offered - various types of sessions are offered, with the option to add earlier starts and finishes as required, and swapping of days if needed - they are almost always able to accommodate this, and it has been a godsend for us! No hesitation in recommending.
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Review from Tracy F (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had three children attend young Sussex at all different ages. Young Sussex has been a warm, nurturing environment for my children. They provide a wide variety of fun, developmentally appropriate activities and maintain a high standard of safety. The management is very approachable. They will
take the time to sit with you and try their best to meet your scheduling needs, as well as being sensitive to the overall needs of families and individual children.
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Review from Rachael G (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Young Sussex for two years now and loves it. He bounces in to his room in the mornings and hugs his friends and starts playing. The workers are excellent really caring and have been great at helping him learn to enjoy books, colouring, cooking and everything really. I highly recommend
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Review from Tracy G (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Young Sussex have provided excellent quality care to all three of my children and are always striving to develop the environment, the skills of their workers and the activities that the children partake in. I have always felt that my children are safe and well cared for at Young Sussex and my children
have always been happy to go to nursery.
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Review from Kath B (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have sent both of my sons to this nursery and I can honestly say that it gets better every day. The staff are considerate, caring and most importantly for any child, good fun. The range of activities has broadened over the years too. Would definitely recommend to any parent.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.939)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10 for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) 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 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 4.939 for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) is calculated as follows: ( (216 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.939
  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 Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) 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 91 number of registered child places is 18.2, 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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Daniela

Daniela Rae

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2007

After leaving school, I studied Health & Social Care, knowing that I wanted a career helping people. This included a placement in a nursery, which I loved, and I’ve not looked back since!


For ten years, I worked my way up in a local nursery to be their Deputy Manager. I was also working with children aged 3-16 in a Women’s Refuge Project (now RISE). In 2007, I joined Young Sussex as Deputy Manager and was promoted to Nursery Manager in early 2012.


As a manager, I enjoy being on the frontline and having that initial and lasting contact with parents. As a parent of two children who also attended Young Sussex, I feel I can relate to parents starting at the nursery, empathise with their situation and help them throughout their child’s time at nursery.

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