Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards

11 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 0TS
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9.4 34 Reviews
  • Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards, St Leonards-on-Sea
Bear's House Nursery St Leonards (formerly the Gables Day Nursery) is situated in St Matthews Gardens, a quiet residential area built around a gated garden. The nursery is a detached building, set among secure gardens and provides a true home-from-home setting.

The fully qualified, highly experienced team are dedicated to providing the best possible care and education for all children from the age of three months to five-years-old. The nursery day follows the EYFS, ensuring all areas are covered both in and outdoors. All meals are carefully cooked on-site, offering a balanced and healthy diet.

The nursery is open all year round. Early years funding is available to all three-year-olds and eligible two-year-olds.

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Care Provided by Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Simone Gosling (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 62
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards

  • Full day session - 7:30am - 6pm = £68.50
    Short day session 8:30am - 4pm = £58.50

  • Please enquire for current availability
    EYEE Funding 9 month+ accepted
  • Parking

  • There is ample, unrestricted on-road parking in St Matthews Gardens, which makes drop-off and collection hassle free.


Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards Reviews (34)

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Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.403) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards has 34 reviews.

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Review from Kerrie O (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a great nursery! My daughter has been going here since she was 7 months old and I couldn't be happier. The staff are all caring and have bundles of energy to keep all the children entertained throughout the day. My daughter gets excited to go in the morning, running to members of staff for a
cuddle and always comes home happy and tired from her days here. There are always activities going on and the children are obviously kept busy and learning throughout the day. The food always goes down a treat and I love that they spend time outside playing. The staff have been really supportive of anything we're trying to do at home and are generally interested in the children they look after. The atmosphere in this nursery is brilliant, you feel instantly happy walking through the door as everyone seems to be having so much fun!

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Review from Kelly D (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is 2 and has been attending Bear's House since October 2018, he absolutely loves it. The staff at Bear's House are so caring and passionate about the children; helping them improve existing skills whilst learning new ones. I couldn't wish for a better nursery, this was the first one we looked
at and we all fell in love with it from day one. The nursery provides so many activities and opportunities for the children, and communication between them and parents is fantastic. My son loves the varied meals and snacks that are provided which is always healthy and well balanced.


My son has a food allergy and the nursery are brilliant in ensuring he remains safe in this area.


On days my soon attends I leave knowing he is safe and well looked after and I have no concerns, he always comes home a very happy boy.


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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful home from home nursery. Bear's House has been fantastic from day one, staff are super friendly and helpful. Always a welcoming smile which quickly reassures children and allows them to be settled quickly. They have a good range of rooms and spaces which allows children to explore, play and
develop a range of friendships. They have high expectations of children and clear routines with food, hygiene and behaviour.
Both my children have flourished here and built their confidence to be able to be ready to start school. The staff go above and beyond and have genuine care and love for the children they look after.

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Review from Savannah C (Mother of Child) published on 14 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an amazing nursery, my little girl has been here over a year and loves to come every time, she has learnt a huge deal since starting and has become very confident child. They spend a lot of time outside which my girl really enjoys. The staff are very professional and are really good at what
they do also talk to you and let you know how they have been getting on and also what they have been up to during the day, would highly recommend this fantastic nursery.

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Review from Katie W (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery are so kind and patient. My daughter is 14 months and has had a hard time settling in but the staff have taken their time with her. My daughter has finally settled and has a good time.

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Review from Zofia O (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. My daughter loves attending and is a much more confident, sociable and happy child since she started going to Beas House Nursery last year.

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Review from Laurie P (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery provides a real "home from home" atmosphere for the children. I like the way they are divided into appropriate age groups yet still allowed to mix with the younger and older children as this teaches different levels of social interaction. The staff are really lovely, always smiling and always
willing to go the extra mile to help in whatever way they can. The building itself is very homely and not daunting at all for younger babies and toddlers with different rooms for different activities which I liked as opposed to it being one open space. The garden is really beautiful in the Summer and I like the way the children are encouraged to spend so much time outdoors playing. My son has been very happy since he started and has been supported throughout his development. He is really thriving in the nursery - his speech and counting, colour recognition and confidence are amazing. I can't really fault it at all - it is simple, lovely and friendly and keeps my son safe and happy.

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Review from Samantha B (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since starting nursery, my daughter has developed in so many ways, she is more confident with people, her speaking has come along quickly. She has lots of fun and she loves the staff there. Overall, I think that Bear's House is a lovely clean environment for children to enjoy.

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Review from Samantha G (Mother of Child) published on 22 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bear's House Nursery has been excellent for my child. The staff are really friendly towards me as a parent and incredibly warm and welcoming towards my daughter.
The staff always take the time to talk to me about how the day has gone and we work together to her my daughter grow and learn.
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is excellent as well as the care they provide.
I feel that my daughter is as safe as if she were in my care. Great nursery and atmosphere.

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Review from Jessica W (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery, lovely staff and very supportive. Great range of food and activities. Lovely location. A little on the pricey side but overall my son thoroughly enjoys it.

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Review from Richard V (Father of Child) published on 19 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is always happy and looks forward to going every day.

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Review from C D (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the nursery and the way they look after my little boy.
Food could be a little better in regards to variety.

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Review from Abbi P (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son only started a month ago as I was returning to work and I'm so pleased with how well he is doing at Bear's House. Everyone is so friendly and reassuring when my son gets upset when I leave. I love that it's very important to the nursery that the children spend as much time as they can outside
(in good weather) - Thank you.

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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have been really pleased with the care and support our children have been given to settle into the nursery. Their wellbeing is thought about carefully and staff have been sensitive to their basic needs. (Sleep, hunger, health) and responded to them individually and on a day to day basis. It is fantastic
that the food is cooked on site and so far the children are enjoying this. The outside space is fantastic and we can look forward to the summer when they can spend more time outside.

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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.403)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.403) out of 10 for Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 8 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 4.958 for Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards is calculated as follows: ( (92 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.958

  • 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 4.445 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bear's House Nursery, St Leonards is based on 8 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 = 3.8

    • 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.4 = 0.645

  • 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)

Simone

Simone Gosling

Job Title: Nursery Manager - Level 5

Joined: 2012

I have worked at Bears House for 12 years and have progressed from bank staff to nursery manager within this time.


I have completed a Diploma of Higher Education in Early Childhood (Level 5) through The Open University. I studied further because to wanted to learn more about Early Years and how to best support the children I care for.


I have a passion for developing both staff and children to reach their full potential. Giving all our children here at Bears House the best start in their early years of education.


I love how much time the children spend outside and the opportunities on offer here. I am excited to continue developing this welcoming nursery further.


I am:
- Designated safeguarding lead
- Health & safety lead
- Staff recruitment lead
- Paediatric First Aid Trained


Chloe

Chloe Green

Job Title: Deputy Manager - Level 3

Joined: 2016

I have worked at Bears House since it opened its St Leonards site in 2016. I have been a nursery practitioner for 8 years.


I have a daughter who is 8 months old and has attended Bears House Nursery since she was 5 months; she absolutely loves our nursery and being a part of our growing setting.


I have a good understanding of how new children feel when joining the setting and as deputy manager, I am able to oversee show rounds and settling-in sessions.


I am responsible for overseeing our big bears (2-4 years) ensuring all children are happy & encouraged to thrive within our setting.


I love being involved in messy play and being creative, especially around Christmas time.
My biggest passion is being a positive influence in children’s earliest years throughout their learning and development.


I am:
- Designated safeguarding lead
- Two-year lead
- Paediatric First Aid Trained


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