Saint Felix Nursery

Saint Felix School, Halesworth Road, Southwold IP18 6SD
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8.2 11 Reviews
  • Saint Felix Nursery, Southwold
Located within the 75-acre grounds of Saint Felix School, in the coastal town of Southwold, Little Saint Felix is the perfect setting for your child to develop his/her interests and skills by exploring, learning and playing. With access to fun, bright and spacious classrooms, all equipped with a range of resources to encourage and support your child's development, as well as regular sessions in the onsite forest school, weekly swimming lessons in the onsite indoor pool, cooking, creative arts, music lessons and fun core-subject learning, your child will love their time at Little Saint Felix.

The caring team of qualified and professional practitioners will be there for every step of your child's learning journey and will work closely with you to ensure regular communication and updates.

Little Saint Felix offers full-day, half-day, and sessional care, and is the ideal choice for children living in the area, as well as those with siblings attending Saint Felix School. The nursery provides wraparound care for children aged 2 to 4 years old, and each child is given a freshly cooked, nutritious meal, every day.

Little Saint Felix is open Monday-Friday, 8am to 6pm, including school holidays, so is perfect for working families - only closing for Bank Holidays and the Christmas break.

Please call now to book your child’s place or to arrange a tour with the Admissions Manager.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Harry Hansen-Chambers (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 4

Total Places for Children

  • 30

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 4 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • We understand that nursery requirements vary from child-to-child, with some wanting just term-time placements, whereas others require full-time placements. Or, alternatively, some might require just a morning or afternoon placement.


    We will always try to accommodate your requirements, so please contact us to discuss your requirements and the associated fees.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • The is a separate car park for Saint Felix Nursery families on the front of Bronte House, Saint Felix School's Nursery and Pre-Prep building. This can be accessed directly from the A1095 (Halesworth Road).

Saint Felix Nursery Reviews (11)

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Saint Felix Nursery has a Review Score of 8.2 (8.194) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Saint Felix Nursery has 11 reviews.

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Review from H W (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't thank the manager and the enough for settling my child into nursery. There is not a day I leave her and worry about her, the care from all staff, I find everyone at the nursery very helpful. If I have ever needed anything e.g. help, information or even just a chat, they have always been happy
to help. My child loves all of the staff at nursery. She calls them her friend. So a massive thank you from all for all the hard work you put into making the children's day everyday.
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Review from Syreeta B (Mother of Child) published on 9 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been going to Saint Felix Nursery for over a year now and we and he are very happy. He loves going in each day and always bounds out with lots of stories of his day and talks often about his friends and his teachers, especially one particular lady. Recently there has been some staff disruption
and we know things are really tough in the childcare sector but they have weathered this well. If I had anything negative it would be around the use of the app which still isn't quite as slick as it maybe could be and the food and nutritional elements. The children are often given cake and sweet treats and I do think in this day and age when we know how harmful sugar is to our children that this shouldn't be happening. But that is my own personal preference. We have loved Saint Felix, it's no more expensive than any other nursery and you get more for your money than anywhere else locally.
I hope the current staff are looked after and rewarded by the management at Saint Felix as they sure do deserve it.
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Review from H K (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely, professional and nurturing environment for our son. He enjoys going to nursery and really engages well with both staff and other students. A great mix of play inside (soft play) outside play, forest school, swimming and additional progression (in reception classes - helping towards skills
for) school start, learning social skills and good table manners over lunch.
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Review from J N (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
St Felix Nursery provides our child with a nurturing and supportive environment, with lovely teachers and brilliant support staff. Our daughter has formed lovely bonds with her teachers, and time has been taken to get to know our child as an individual. From making junk models in the spacious classroom
to outside play in the lovely nursery garden our daughter loves her time spent at St Felix Nursery.
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Review from Sarah R (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter absolutely loves nursery (runs in), and we feel her care providers know her really well even though she only started this term.
Everything about the nursery is excellent, and we are so pleased we moved her here.
My only feedback would be the sad loss of the outdoor play equipment (lighthouse
etc), which does not seem to be being replaced.
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Review from V A (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is so excited every morning to attend the nursery. He misses his friends and staff during the holidays. I know he is well looked after and he is happy when he is there. He can recall what he has learnt, and I see his personal development. Also, I appreciate the daily communication with his teachers
verbally, written and online. I will send my second child to Saint Felix Nursery as I believe this is the best in the area.
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Review from Brandie H (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends this nursery. On his recent report, he was encouraged to complete 'child's voice' and this is what he said, "school is lovely. I love all my school friends. I really want to go to school every day and on the weekend. I love my teachers because they work very hard".
My husband and I are
very happy, and especially with our son's social and educational development. We were so pleased when he learnt how to write is name by himself and was able to interact with other children so well - he experienced high anxiety with other children.
I totally recommend and will place our future children in this nursery.
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Review from Jeremy T (Father of Child) published on 3 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Saint Felix is an excellent nursery, both our children have attended. They have enjoyed the varied sessions. The quality of the environment and staff has given them a great start to their learning journeys. We would highly recommend.
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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves going to nursery! I think she’d rather be there than at home sometimes. She always comes home with a smile on her face.
She really loves all her learning and the staff at Saint Felix nursery. She has grown in confidence and is able to develop her skills in a safe environment.
She has access to some excellent facilities such as swimming and is given the opportunity to learn French! She often counts in French now rather than English, aged just 3!
I feel confident every morning dropping her off that she is going to have a happy, fun-filled day.
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Review from Fiona H (Mother of Child) published on 20 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We would highly recommend Saint Felix Nursery to anybody thinking of joining. Our child has come on leaps and bounds since joining. He is quite young for his year, but they nurtured and encouraged him.
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Review from N B (Mother of Child) published on 20 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our experience with St Felix Nursery was all positive, our child just grew from strength to strength in all areas of his development. The staff were always professional, approachable and nurturing toward the children. The staff always had a rotation of exciting activities planned, and our child enjoyed
them all, from learning about nature and making use of the secure school grounds, to expressive work with paints and art materials, through to exploring music.
Our child absolutely loved going into the nursery; he never looked back, just enjoyed every moment.
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Current Review Score: 8.2 (8.194)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.2 (8.194) out of 10 for Saint Felix Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.4 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 3 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 4.444 for Saint Felix Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (21 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.444
  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 3.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Saint Felix Nursery is based on 3 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 = 3.25
    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 30 number of registered child places is 6. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 6 = 0.5
  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)

Lisa

Lisa Laughland

Job Title: Head of the Nursery Department and EYFS co-ordinator Joined: 2001

I have had the privilege of being part of Saint Felix Nursery and School since 2001.
After spending many years as being Nursery Supervisor and qualifying with a degree of BA with Honours in Children’s Care, Learning and Development, I was excited to teach the Reception Class. I have also had the pleasure of watching my own three children develop and thrive through their own ‘learning journey’ here at Saint Felix.
At Saint Felix Nursery School we know that play is a child’s most important work, each child is unique, therefore they learn at their own pace. Our team strive to create and maintain an environment where children grow, learn, and thrive while exploring the world around them.

Bethany

Bethany Botwright

Job Title: Nursery Supervisor Joined: 2021

I joined the team at Saint Felix Nursery as a nursery assistant in April 2021 and became Nursery Supervisor in August 2022. I began my career working in the early year sector after leaving school over 10 years ago. Within this time, I have gained experience working in several different early years settings, including nurseries and pre-schools. I completed my Foundation Degree in Children’s Care, Learning and Development in 2016. I love to see the children flourish and develop in our care at Saint Felix Nursery. We strive to provide all children with the best opportunities to learn and develop, within a safe environment.

Sue

Sue Swan

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2022

I joined Saint Felix Nursery as a Nursery Assistant at the beginning of September 2022. I have over twelve years of experience working in early years settings, within that time I have gained many qualifications, including my Level 3 Early Years Educator. One of the best parts of working within a nursery is bringing excitement and joy into every child's learning journey. I am passionate about providing the best childcare through learning and play experiences.

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Felix Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Saint Felix Nursery accepts?

Saint Felix Nursery accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 4 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Saint Felix Nursery Open?

Saint Felix Nursery is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Saint Felix Nursery have capacity for?

Saint Felix Nursery has capacity for a total of 30 Children.

How far is Saint Felix Nursery to the centre of Southwold?

1.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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