Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon

53 Front Street, Cleadon Village, Sunderland SR6 7PG
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8.2 37 Reviews
  • Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon, Sunderland
Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon provides a flexible nursery service, with a facility made up of six open-plan rooms which allow a wide range of learning and many different play activities to take place; each fully supervised by professional staff and key workers who safeguard the development of each child.

The nursery has a specially designed outdoor garden area, with carefully chosen resources to encourage physical coordination skills. It produces freshly-prepared, healthy and nutritious meals thanks to own qualified chef.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Faye Mitchell (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 36

Total Places for Children

  • 115

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

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

Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon Reviews (37)

8.2

Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon has a Review Score of 8.2 (8.170) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon has 37 reviews.

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Review from Daniel R (Father of Child) published on 20 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having had my son at a childminder, we found his development, since moving to Busy Bees has developed 10 fold. He interacts more with other children and flourishes every day thanks to the staff at Busy Bees. I can't praise them enough.
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Review from Nicola T (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
"A home from home". Everyone at Busy Bees ensures that they create a friendly, supportive and caring environment. My children's development is a credit to the outstanding staff.
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Review from Lisa L (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely setting for children. Staff are very attentive and focused on individual child's needs. All our children have come on leaps and bounds since joining.
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Review from Samantha M (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been using Bust Bees at Sunderland Cleadon since my daughter was 1 year old. She is now nearly at school age. She's been in every room had a lot of excellent key workers. Throughout the whole experience, she has come on leaps and bounds, it's thanks to Busy Bees that she has become the happy
well-adjusted girl she has.
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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I attended a Mother's Day afternoon tea that was nicely presented and a great opportunity to see the nursery. My daughter has moved rooms and her key workers have always made time to see me regarding her transitions.
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Review from N W (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has attended the nursery for 2 years and we have always been very satisfied with the service and care our son has been given. We have already recommended the nursery to others.
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Review from Christopher M (Father of Child) published on 22 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic experience from the first day to the present. All staff are professional and friendly, providing a quality service. My daughter loves coming to Busy Bees and me and my wife feel its the best environment for her to learn and have fun.
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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees Cleadon is an excellent nursery which I would thoroughly recommend. My little boy is currently in preschool and has attended the nursery since he was 9 months old. I cannot fault the care he has received and look forward to my baby girl starting her learning journey at Busy Bees soon.
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Review from Emma P (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is an excellent place for children to learn. The staff are attentive and the children are very safe and well looked after.
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Review from L R (Grandmother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My granddaughter recently moved up into the pre-school room. Since the move, she has really begun to enjoy nursery. She comes home and tells us all about what she has been doing. A lovely nursery and we are glad that she goes to Busy Bees.
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Review from Megan P (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little boy is a new starter but the staff and management have been lovely with helping him settle in and have made us feel very welcome. I feel my little one is already learning new worlds and skills in the few days he has attended.
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Review from Adam L (Father of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My review can only be done based on my children's experience and by the fact that they skip into nursery speaks for itself. They are very happy here and create a special bond with the staff.
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Review from Joanne P (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Busy Bees since being 8 months old and all of the staff have played a vital role in making his time here so special. He thoroughly enjoys his days here and has experienced a vast range of activities in physical, cookery and science clubs. It was a fantastic experience being able
to attend Valentine's afternoon tea with him - such a well organised event and thoroughly enjoyable! Well done to the team!
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am very happy with the nursery and the staff's care of my daughter. She has really developed since attending and really enjoys her time here.
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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent really happy child and really nice staff.
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Review from Dionne G (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees nursery is an outstanding nursery which my daughter has attended from the age of six months, she enjoys her time that she spends at nursery and talks about her day at home. The management and staff are lovely and always on hand if I have any problems or questions, I feel at ease having my
daughter attend Busy Bees and will happily tell friends and family members about how outstanding the nursery is.
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Review from Hayley (Mother of Child) published on 23 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending the nursery one day a week since she was 11 months old, and she is now 18 months. She loves coming to nursery and will often come back with artwork that she has completed that day. I love hearing all of the fun learning activities that she does each day. All of the
staff have been excellent and are very welcoming when she arrives in the morning. I highly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for childcare.
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Current Review Score: 8.2 (8.170)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.2 (8.170) out of 10 for Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.2 out of 5 from 2 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 4.958 for Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon is calculated as follows: ( (23 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 4.958
  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 3.212 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids 1st Sunderland, Cleadon is based on 2 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 = 3.125
    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 115 number of registered child places is 23. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 23 = 0.087
  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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Faye

Faye Mitchell

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2017

Hello, I am Faye Mitchell and I am the Centre Director of our Sunderland Cleadon Centre.


I was appointed as the Centre Director in July 2017. I have over 15 years of experience in Early Years. I love working at the Centre. The building itself boasts a unique character and with 5 spacious rooms, helps to create exciting environments for the children to explore. The staff team here make me incredibly proud as they all show such dedication and care towards our children.


If you would like to find out more about the nursery please feel free to give me a call.

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