Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)

165 Portland Road, Hove BN3 5QJ
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9.7 116 Reviews
Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) offers family-run care and prides itself in providing flexible childcare in a stimulating, loving and friendly environment.

The children benefit from a range of resources and activities including music groups, weekly yoga, nature club and cooking classes, while the nursery also features interconnecting free-flow rooms and several spacious outdoor play areas.

Care is available term-time or full-time. With half day, school day and full day options as well as session swaps and the opportunity to book extra sessions, parents welcome Young Sussex's flexible childcare.

It received the 2018 and 2020 Award: Top 20 Nursery Group Award for ‘Most Recommended Small Nursery Groups' in the UK.

Free Early Learning Funding available for three- and four-year-olds (15 hours universal and 30 hours if eligible) as well as eligible two-year-olds (15 hours).
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Care Provided by Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Meg Adams (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 88
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)

  • Please visit our website for fee info. Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Discounts on hourly rate for siblings and full day and full week bookings. Session swaps.


Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) Reviews (116)

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Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.694) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) has 116 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Young Sussex have been fantastic at supporting our son through his early years. Their knowledge and expertise has given us confidence that our son is being supported and encouraged with all aspects of early years curriculum. Our son's happiness and confidence is testament to their caring and holistic
approach. We have and will continue to recommend this outstanding nursery to everybody.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are always welcoming and friendly. Management have exceeded expectations when getting involved and helping us with attitude related problems regarding our daughter. Helping us put new routines in place, creating familiar boundaries between home and preschool. If we think our daughter is struggling
in certain areas, we as parents bring this to the staff's attention and find they incorporate it into that days activities. Overall, we are very happy to have chosen 'Young Sussex Nursery' for our daughter's preschool education.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with everything at 'Young Sussex Nursery'. Our son seems happy to come here and he is developing well.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Extremely happy with her care - particularly from her key worker. Tapestry is great!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is great to see my child happy with the staff. They are very helpful, encouraging and supportive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

'Young Sussex Nursery' is a great setting- all the staff are caring and they make a real effort to get to know all the children personally. Communication with parents is excellent and the management is very strong, providing brilliant leadership. The nursery's biggest strength is the wide range of imaginative
activities that are provided - there are superb visits arranged and always many different different stimulating activities on offer. I would highly recommend the nursery to other parents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is having a lovely time at nursery. She always has a smile on her face when we arrive and she loves playing with her friends and joining in with all the wonderful activities. Everyone is very friendly and we are very happy that we have chosen this nursery for our daughter.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

For me, the best thing about this nursery is the staff. Across the board, they are warm and nurturing. I currently have my second child there and I truly feel like they love her and know her very well. They have helped her develop strong friendships and learn positive ways to interact socially.
The progression from room to room is well done and makes them feel like they are more and more capable. Although she is not yet 4, they have given her a strong grounding for reading as she has learned all the letters and their sounds. I can't say enough about this wonderful nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Young Sussex to any parent looking for a nursery for their child. We have two boys who have thrived there for over three years. Staff are competent, caring and attentive and the premises are well equipped with educational and engaging toys. Really can't recommend it enough!!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has global developmental delay and thrives at Young Sussex. Her speech has come on leaps and bounds. I love how flexible the nursery is, adapting to my daughters needs and treating her as an individual.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Young Sussex is an excellent nursery that I have found. My daughter has build up confident and her development since starting. Lots of activities during in the day. My daughter has grown in imagination. All the staff are very friendly and kind, professional. Glad I had chose YS.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended this nursery and I cannot fault the care they have received. The nursery team have remained consistent throughout the whole time giving much much needed stability and security I have always felt that my children's needs have been met and the nursery has always been proactive
whenever the kids have had little 'wobbles'. Everyone is so friendly and obviously happy in their work. A bonus are all the extra activities that are organised through third parties - forest school, cooking lessons, childrens yoga, music and movement sessions, animal visits - to name a few.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I feel that Young Sussex provide excellent day care and my son's confidence has grown while he has been there. Staff are fantastic!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at this nursery in August 2015 and is so happy there. He settled in really easily and all the staff are amazing. He is so enthusiastic about the time he spends at nursery and this must be due to the staff and set up at YS. We are very happy with how he is cared for and the activities
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2.5 year old has settled brilliantly into nursery with the help of their fabulous staff. His speech and imagination has improved massively. He runs straight into the room when he is dropped off and comes home singing new songs and telling me about his day. The staff give brilliant support and are
always happy to help. I am so happy with this nursery. I have had no faults. I couldn't recommend highly enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves the nursery. I feel it has really helped her development. As well as our daughter learning, having fun and developing, I find the nursery flexible and accommodating. I love the space the nursery has and there is always good communication between us and the staff.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.694)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.694) out of 10 for Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 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 4.955 for Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.955

  • 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 4.739 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Young Sussex Nursery (Hove) is based on 13 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 88 number of registered child places is 17.6. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.6 = 0.739

  • 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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