Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton)

32 Lewsey Road, Luton LU4 0EP
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9.9 141 Reviews
  • Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton), Luton
Seabrook Day Nursery is a purpose-built day nursery developed on behalf of the Luton and Dunstable Hospital to care for children of the Trust employees and the local community. They have achieved a distinction with their Green Flag Eco-Schools award.

The nursery has five main playrooms with additional sleeping areas, offering a happy, sociable environment where every child is treated as an individual. The downstairs rooms have access directly to outside areas where children are able to explore and extend the learning offered indoors.

The team of highly qualified and experienced staff are passionate to inspire and develop each child's skills.

Seabrook Day Nursery also offer the extracurricular activity of Tiny Mites every Tuesday between 9:30am and 11:30am.

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Care Provided by Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Becky Smith (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 53
  • Total Places for Children
  • 104
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) Reviews (141)

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Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.949) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) has 141 reviews.

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Review from R A (Father of Child) published on 26 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great place for young children. Welcoming staff. My son has learnt a lot and development has been great since he joined. Seabrook always keeps us updated.

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Review from Sarita P (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves the different variety of activities. His vocabulary has significantly improved. He has so much fun.

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Review from Laura K (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter and son both attended Seabrook. We have had an extremely positive experience. The staff take great care and support the kids fully on their learning journey. All staff are a pleasure to deal with. We will miss Seabrook greatly.

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Review from Jennifer M (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has a fantastic time at Seabrooks, she is well cared for and a range of activities are provided for her each day and her educational, social and personal needs are well met. Our daughter loves her time with the staff at Seabrook.

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Review from B A (Father of Child) published on 6 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall great experience, very caring staff, made my daughter feel at home.

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Review from Dean W (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has come on leaps and bounds at this nursery. The staff are friendly, caring and knowledgeable. My daughter is always excited to come to nursery every day to see the staff and her friends.

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Review from Louise H (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A truly wonderful nursery. Our son was at Seabrook from eight months of age and has just left ready to start big school. The staff have been so kind, loving and dedicated. They really do go above and beyond. The facilities, although on a small site, are remarkable and it is a beautiful, nurturing environment.
Our son has thrived at the nursery. We were so sad to say goodbye. Any child that attends Seabrook will, without doubt, have a wonderful start in their education.

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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such supportive and lovely staff. My son really enjoys coming to nursery and playing with his friends, The activities at Seabrook really help development and the staff have really helped my son with his communication and learning.

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Review from Bobby K (Father of Child) published on 30 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Soon after joining Seabrook, we found out that our son has delayed Speech and Language due to deafness caused by glue ear which lasted 10 months. Our son has been under their care since 2021 and his keyworker has been instrumental in his gradual development. When she took over as his key worker, our
son was not able focus for more than 5 seconds, was unable to follow instructions, was almost non-verbal and therefore unable to express himself, his emotions and needs. Essentially, he was way back of where he should have been. His keyworker gave him the attention and aids he required to turn this around. She implemented 'bucket time' to slowly increase his focus so that now he can focus for 20 mins, she introduced one-on-one interaction with herself and slowly introduced other children. She gave us regular verbal updates but also updates via the parents' app. She also used several different approaches and techniques to improve his vocabulary and choice boards, etc but also willing to take on suggestions from us as well. She was also able to make him more independent and follow instructions such as wash your hands, empty his plates after eating a meal, etc. She also spotted that our son was gifted in other areas in that he could read at the age of 4 and recite and recognise numbers up-to 300 and then built on this. Rest assured that if this staff member is looking after your child that they are in the best of hands. My wife and I would like to thank her from the bottom of our hearts and will forever be indebted to her. She is an absolute star. The head of SENDCO at Seabrook has been very supportive in terms of helping us applying for a school placement (we got our 1st choice) for our son and helped us with necessary and numerous reports, forms, assessment and most importantly the EHCP application which was successfully granted which is so important that our son receives the support required when he moves on from Seabrook. She was ever so accommodating in terms of having catch-ups and answering our queries, gave us regular reviews and meetings. She also chased Central Bedfordshire Council regarding the EHCP application. Another time, she went above and beyond for us was when she escorted our son to visit his new school (part of the transition). A huge thank you to the staff for making our son's time at Seabrook so enjoyable. Also, to the staff member who looked after our son right at the start and noticed he might have an issue with his hearing.

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Review from K E (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

The bad outweighed the good, but because my daughter had a good relationship with her direct carers, I should simply highlight where it went wrong. A very good experience with the direct carers of my daughter with autism, as well as the manager of Seabrook. However, my review should reflect on the many
bad experiences I’ve encountered with the other staff members’ professionalism, which involved safeguarding concerns, as well as rudeness and lacking courteousness, especially when the manager isn’t present. In attempts of highlighting the issues, in writing, the couple of them, patronisingly says “I’m sorry you feel that way” instead of taking culpability for their actions. To add, ever since I reported a safeguarding incident, I’ve not been treated with kindness and decorum. Very disappointed.

Reply from Becky Smith, Nursery Manager at Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton)

Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery and for your 4 and 5-star ratings for our Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ day nursery. This is a source of great pride to the staff team. Unfortunately, due to strict Health and Safety regulations, we are not able to accommodate all parents' wishes but, I believe, we have worked hard to address and learn from the concerns you have expressed in all our meetings and conversations during the last year. Be assured, we remain fully committed to the highest standards of care, education and support for every child and their family. Again, thank you for reviewing our nursery and we wish you and your child every possible happiness at the start of mainstream schooling.


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Review from nadine s (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot fault any staff in the ladybird room. They treat my son like their own and it shows through his development.

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Review from J V (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff, very caring and accodating. Clean and tidy environment. My daughter is very happy here.

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Review from Rebecca W (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff member who works in the room my little boy is in is always very reassuring when I drop my son off and has been supportive as he's settled in.

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Review from Qiratulain K (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has adapted tremendously well at Seabrook. The staff are amazing and really encourage him to develop to the best of his abilities. They are very supportive of his development and focus on areas he is struggling with. The environment is always clean and welcoming. Sometimes, my son doesn't want
to go home - that's how much he loves it!

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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending since he was 10 months old and is sadly leaving this August to start Reception at Primary school. Throughout his early years, this nursery have been amazing. They have kept us updated with all his progress, they helped when we started potty training and they continue to give
him the highest level of care. He has learnt so much in Preschool 2, he knows shapes which I probably didn’t know at his age, and he is thoroughly prepared for school. We will be very sad to say goodbye to all the wonderful staff and there will be tears from us parents.

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Review from Olivia T (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery. My daughter loves to come every day.

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Review from Nicola C (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the care and how well my child is settling in. Lovely staff, so caring. Thank you!

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Review from David C (Father of Child) published on 13 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent support and flexibility in changing cover days.
My son responds well to all the amazing staff from a young age of six months to toddlers of four years old.

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Review from Mirfat A (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely friendly staff. My son is very happy, has great learning, nice staff.

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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team are lovely with my daughter, and always helpful. Nothing is ever a problem, my daughter is always happy coming into nursery and when I pick her up. She actually gets upset when I say no nursery!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.949)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.949) out of 10 for Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) 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 36 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 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 4.949 for Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) is calculated as follows: ( (422 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 432 Ratings = 4.949

  • 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 Seabrook Day Nursery (Luton) is based on 35 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 104 number of registered child places is 20.8, which has been reached with 35 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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Becky

Becky Smith

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 1997

Becky is the Manager of Seabrook Day Nursery in Luton and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 23 years. Becky has a Level 2 & 3 in Childcare and Education, Level 2 & 3 in Customer Care and also Level 3 and 4 in Management. Becky had previously worked with Childbase Partnership for 20 years and has recently returned as Manager.


What is your favourite feature of Seabrook?
Each room has access to the nursery garden, the rooms are large and bright.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
I am proud of the passion and engagement of the staff team.


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