Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton)

191-193 Dyke Road, Hove BN3 1TL
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9.7 120 Reviews
  • Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton), Hove
Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) is an OFSTED Outstanding nursery (June 2022) with an experienced and qualified staff team who put the children’s happiness, well-being and safety first.

The children learn and have fun in a stimulating, friendly and loving environment benefiting from a wide choice of resources and activities such as music groups, yoga and cookery classes.

Being a large converted family house, the nursery has a homely feel with large interconnecting rooms and two spacious outdoor play areas.

The nursery offers flexible childcare with half-day, school day and full-day options. Session swaps and the option to book extra sessions add further flexibility. Care is available term-time or full-time.

Free Early Learning Funding is available for 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours universal/30 hours if eligible) as well as eligible 2-year-olds (15 hours).

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

Care Provided by Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Daniela Rae (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 34
  • Total Places for Children
  • 91
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton)

  • 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 (Brighton) Reviews (120)

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Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.745) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) has 120 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves nursery. She has many friends and the staff give a warm, safe space.

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Plenty of staff, all very positive and happy. My daughter has really come out of her shell and is clearly finding her time here very positive. I have not had any reason for concern and am very happy we chose to bring her to Young. Thank you to you all. Have a great Christmas.

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Our daughter adores both the nursery and the girls who take care of her. She has also formed strong relationships with other children which I believe is from the nursery helping her to be confident and outgoing.
The nursery is the only place also where she is guaranteed to eat properly which we are
extremely thankful for.
All in all, we are very happy to have chosen Young Sussex for her to grow in.

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My daughter joined the nursery when she was 1 and attended for over 2.5 years. Young Sussex Brighton provides a very professional childcare and yet all the staff are very friendly and approachable. I very much appreciated regular daily updates, an online journal where we could see what she was up to
as well as the parents evenings. She has learned a lot throughout the time she's spent with her key persons, her friends and all the nursery staff. She felt very comfortable there and we were all sad when she had to leave the nursery. The long opening hours are also a plus for working parents.

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My youngest child left Young Sussex Dyke Road in August 2018 and we were both sad to say goodbye. She connected so fantastically with the teachers and they had so much love for her. Even when I dropped her off screaming, I knew she'd be showered with attention and comfort and would settle quickly. This
is the first time in 6 years I haven't had a child in YS or waiting to go to YS and I feel like a part of me is missing! We absolutely love the nursery and could not recommend it more.

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We have been very pleased with Young Sussex nurseries. All the staff are lovely and it has been excellent preparation for my daughter starting school. We love that you can swap days around and attend extra sessions. The outdoor play area is my children’s favourite thing about the nursery.

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Our daughter spent three years at the nursery and we could not have been happier. She has had great care in a stimulating, friendly, and loving environment. The staff are wonderful and the flexibility around organising sessions has been extremely helpful.

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Our little boy went to Young Sussex for a year and absolutely loved it! Everyone was so friendly and reassuring that I was never worried about leaving him. He would come home full of new songs, words and chatting about all the friends he had made. I would definitely recommend this nursery, the only
reason we left was because we moved away from the area.

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My daughter spent over 1.5 years at Young Sussex Dyke Road and was very happy there. She had great key workers who looked out for her and always gave me regular updates on how she was getting on, both when picking her up each day as well as through the Tapestry online journal. I really valued having
the 7 am start option which I used a lot and also liked having the ability to do swap days which allowed me to be more flexible when needed.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our girls love going to Young Sussex and it has really helped fuel their development. The staff are great and make sure they have a busy and fun day. Always happy to help and a good support for us.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attended Young Sussex for a year and a half and had the best time there. She loved the staff and all the activities which she got to take part in. Her confidence and range of skills were very much expanded by attending this nursery.

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Our son has been at Young Sussex from the age of 5 - 20 months. He has been so well looked after and really enjoyed his time there - it's been great to see pictures and videos of him playing. This, combined with the flexibility they offer (extended days, swaps for holidays, additional days), has made
it a fantastic nursery that we are very sorry to leave.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a lovely nursery. It's big, but feels smaller because the children are often in smaller groups. The facilities are great, really spacious, and my daughter has settled in well. The staff are lovely too!

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My child has attended Young Sussex since he was 6 months old and is due to leave next year when he starts school - which will be very sad. I have nothing but praise for the nursery and staff who I have found to be friendly and helpful. My son has made lots of friends and has developed a great deal due
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We couldn't be happier with Young Sussex. Our two children attend and we feel their care and development at Young Sussex is second to none. They are always happy to attend and have such close bonds with the teachers. As parents, we feel happy leaving them there for the day knowing that not only are
all their needs being met but they are being nurtured and genuinely cared for by the fantastic staff and management.

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We have had a wonderful experience with Young Sussex so far. Our daughter settled in really well and she seems to enjoy herself very much, eats well, is well cared for and takes part in lots of activities. She adores the staff who are warm and welcoming. The organisation and management is excellent
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Reception is always lovely and greets you with a smile.


My son goes to the Lion Cubs and the staff up there are just brilliant. Always happy to stop and chat and update on the day. Everyone else we bump into along the way is always bubbly.


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After a bad experience with a different nursery, we opted to change to this one. FANTASTIC!!!! My child is very happy so it was definitely the best decision I have made. He is learning more by the day and looks forward to going to nursery.

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Great staff, a great nursery in general. All the kids love it, ours loved it too. Sad to be leaving, but moving away so no option to stay. We'd been going there for 2.5 years and not a bad word to say about Young Sussex.

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The nursery was very good overall, and any issues that did come up were attended to by a very approachable management team.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.745)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.745) out of 10 for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 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 4.921 for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) is calculated as follows: ( (167 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 178 Ratings = 4.921

  • 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 4.824 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Young Sussex Nursery (Brighton) is based on 15 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 91 number of registered child places is 18.2. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.2 = 0.824

  • 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 (1)

Daniela

Daniela Rae

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2007

After leaving school, I studied Health & Social Care, knowing that I wanted a career helping people. This included a placement in a nursery, which I loved, and I’ve not looked back since!


For ten years, I worked my way up in a local nursery to be their Deputy Manager. I was also working with children aged 3-16 in a Women’s Refuge Project (now RISE). In 2007, I joined Young Sussex as Deputy Manager and was promoted to Nursery Manager in early 2012.


As a manager, I enjoy being on the frontline and having that initial and lasting contact with parents. As a parent of two children who also attended Young Sussex, I feel I can relate to parents starting at the nursery, empathise with their situation and help them throughout their child’s time at nursery.