Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery

The Goward Hall, Cade Street, Heathfield TN21 9BS
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9.9 63 Reviews
  • Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery, Heathfield
Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery is a day nursery in part of a lovely old historic hall on the edge of Heathfield offering warm, friendly and stimulating childcare, either full-time or part-time.

The nursery is in an area which was once part of the Goward Hall and which has now been converted to provide a beautifully laid out nursery with its own private garden. The nursery is bright and airy and equipped so that your child can enjoy a wide variety of fun, creative and educational experiences.

The nursery and garden are completely enclosed and security is paramount. Bluebell Wood is on the eastern outskirts of Heathfield, overlooking fields and woods but only a few minutes from the town centre and local schools. There is ample parking and commuters in the area will find it very easy to reach. The nursery is less than 15 minutes drive from villages and towns as far apart as Mayfield, Mark Cross, Buxted and Battle.

Care Provided by Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Charlotte Robinson & Lydia Rees-Webb (Nursery Managers)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery

  • 2024 FEES FOR FULL DAYCARE NON-FUNDED:


    Children aged 0 – 5 years - Week full £330.00 per week / Day full (8 am –6 pm) £75.00 per day / Session morning (8 am-1 pm) £47.00per session / Session afternoon (1 pm-6 pm) £47.00 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 in between Christmas and New Year and on bank holidays. No charge is made during scheduled nursery closures.


Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery Reviews (63)

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9.9

Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery has 63 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A lovely nursery! My daughter is so happy there and the staff are fantastic. Great care, healthy food, variety of creative activities and excellent communication with parents. I am really happy we chose Bluebell Wood for our daughter.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter joined the nursery in January this year and we have been nothing but impressed. The staff at the nursery are caring, kind and have really taken the time to get to know our daughter. The range of activities that have been provided is excellent and the progress we have seen in our child since
joining the nursery is great. Communication between the staff and parents is brilliant, staff always take the time to talk to parents. We would definitely recommend this nursery to others and will be applying for a place for our son in the very near future.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff made a big effort to help settle my son in when he started nursery which in turn also helped me!
They are all friendly and clearly enjoy their jobs. They always do a wide variety of crafts/activities etc and the children are very happy. We are very happy with the nursery and also they are
very good at monitoring my son's progress and development.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.923)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10 for Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.923 for Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (155 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 168 Ratings = 4.923

  • b) 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 Wood Children's Nursery is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (2)

Charlotte

Charlotte Robinson

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2019

Charlotte is our fabulous Nursery Manager at Bluebell Wood.
She joined the team in 2019. Charlotte studied at Canterbury University where she gained her Level 6 in Early Childhood Studies. Charlotte loves working with children and is passionate about outdoor play and supporting children to build the skills to create lifelong friendships.


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. She 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.