Early Birds Nursery

Broadclose Hill, Bude EX23 8EA
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9.5 55 Reviews
  • Early Birds Nursery, Bude
Early Birds Nursery is an Early Years Alliance childcare service located a the heat of the seaside town of Bude in Cornwall.

Providing professional, flexible and affordable care to children aged three months to five-years-old, the nursery is open Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, 51 weeks of the year.

Early Birds Nursery enjoys the benefits of open plan spaces, and a varied outdoor garden and play space, which the children explore and thrive in. The nursery operates a Forest School programme where children get to investigate the outdoors in ways that a standard nursery could not offer.

There are separate areas for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, furnished with age-appropriate toys and natural resources, ensuring the team provides the best possible standard of care, development and education.

The nursery operates a Key Person policy, ensuring that each child is cared for by a member of staff who knows them well and will then support and track your child's development. They encourage parent participation by including parents to upload photos and observations on a child's personal online learning journey.

The team places a great emphasis on creating a loving, nurturing and warm environment for every child.

The nursery offers 34 Ofsted-registered places and was rated 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2023.

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Care Provided by Early Birds Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Rachel Fasham (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1096526
  • Total Places for Children
  • 34
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-17:00
    Tuesday 08:00-17:00
    Wednesday 08:00-17:00
    Thursday 08:00-17:00
    Friday 08:00-17:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 3 inset days a year

Funding & Fees Guide for Early Birds Nursery

  • Babies Full Day £54.00
    Toddlers Full day £54.00
    Preschool Full Day £54.00
    Babies am £32
    Toddlers am £32
    Preschool am £32
  • Parking

  • Parking is across the road.


Early Birds Nursery Reviews (55)

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9.5

Early Birds Nursery has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.454) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Early Birds Nursery has 55 reviews.

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Review from Emily K (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends Early Birds Nursery and I couldn’t be more at ease. She always bounces out of the door at the end of her session, armed with artwork! She’s not the most confident being away from us but she’s always put at ease, and feels close to her key workers that she can have cuddles if upset
which is a huge relief! Very friendly staff, a safe and relaxed environment and I can see her confidence grow. Would highly recommend!

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star rating - it's much appreciated! We are so glad you are part of the Early Birds Community.


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Review from Sophie C (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can’t recommend Early Birds Nursery enough. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. My son joined in September and I worried about him settling as he was moving from somewhere that he loved but I didn’t need to worry. He settled in so quickly because of the staff and his key worker. He gets to learn
in the way that suits him best which is generally outside and messy. He comes home talking about the things he has done and can’t wait to go back the next day. I have been singing your praises and recommending you to friends.

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you so much for this lovely review. We really appreciate you being part of the Early Birds community and helping to share the word about us.


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Review from Rob M (Father of Child) published on 27 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been really impressed with the nursery we choose for our little one, from the start we have been really happy and since the manager has started the nursery has gone from strength to strength.
Our little one has got so much out of her time here and continues to grow. The support all the staff
at Early Birds have shown has been amazing and the confidence our little one is gaining whilst there is down to all their hard work.
Thank you.

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Review from Jess C (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son loves going to Early Birds. The staff have been amazing over lockdown and have done a great job of getting back to the new normal. There is a really calm atmosphere led by the staff. The outdoor learning is great, even in the rain! Also, the app makes it really easy to communicate and see how
they are making progress. I would highly recommend to anyone.

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you for the lovely review, always a pleasure. Outdoor learning is the new normal!


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Review from Paige M (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one loves going to this nursery. She has made so much progress with playing with others and becoming more confident in herself. She gets so excited to be going to nursery, which is a lovely feeling - definitely recommend to any parent.

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you for the wonderful review. We are so proud to see such a happy and confident little one learning and having fun each day at nursery.


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Review from Lisa H (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

One of my children has just finished at this nursery to go to school, and the youngest still attends. They both love going to nursery, on the days my youngest doesn't attend, he always asks about it. The staff are so friendly, caring and clearly enjoy what they are doing. It's a lovely little setting
that provides a safe, comfortable environment for the children. I feel the nursery provided a great start for my oldest, who has now gone to school. He's very sociable with other children and has a good foundation of knowledge to start his education. I am really grateful for the care and support all the staff have given my children.

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to recommend us, we really appreciate it. We are so glad you and the boys are part of our community.


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Review from Laura H (Mother of Child) published on 8 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Three of my children attended Early Birds, and all of them loved their time here. They felt happy going and made good relationships with the staff and other children. They felt safe here and I would recommend this nursery.

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Review from Nicola M (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children went here and one still does until the end of August. The team are amazing, kind and friendly. They have always done there utmost best for both my children. My children had the same key worker and she was amazing and we will all miss her lots just like the other members of the team.
I wish you all the best of luck for the future.

Reply from Rachel Fasham, Manager at Early Birds Nursery

Good Luck with your next adventure to school. Many Thanks, From all of us at Early Birds.


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Review from Charlene S (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It’s difficult to put into words what a relief it is to know my baby girl is happy and well taken care of when I go to work. She has attended the baby room for the past 3 months and is always happy when I drop her off and when I pick her up. She goes to any of the staff and totters off to play with
whatever and whoever is around. The staff are so caring and friendly and are never too busy to talk to you. They post photos of what she’s been up to and I can check throughout the day how she’s doing on the app, it’s great! Even though she’s only been there a few months she’s developed so much. I can’t recommend this nursery enough.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi Charlene. I am so happy to hear how reassured you are as a parent leaving your daughter with us. We always endeavour to help parents through this transition as well as the children. We can't wait to help nurture her and watch her develop and grow whilst she is with us. Many Thanks, from all of us at Early Birds


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Review from Sophie H (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The app is an amazing app for me and the family to use at home. I love seeing the pictures of my son and what he’s been doing and what he’s eaten etc.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi Sophie, Thank you for your review. We are really happy to hear that your experience in working with us is positive. I notice that you have given us Satisfactory for learning. I would really love to hear some more feedback about this in order for us to work on and help you understand how we support children's learning through play whilst they are with us. Many Thanks, from all of us at Early Birds


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Review from Alanah B (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely little nursery. My little one is happy and the staff are very friendly and helpful with my little one being new to all this stuff and making her feel comfortable and reassuring me that she will be okay can't fault at all.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi Alanah, Thank you so much for your kind review. We are really pleased to hear how reassured you feel leaving your daughter with us. Kindest Regards, from everyone at Early Birds.


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Review from Jo W (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter will have completed a whole year at Early Birds next month and I am delighted how happy she is there and how easily she settled in at the start only being 8 months old and how she has integrated with the other children and the wonderful staff. I was so impressed back on my first visit and
still feel the same. The nursery is spacious and airy and the children can go outside for fresh air. The staff are very friendly and extremely professional. The children always seem engaged and happy when I visit and my daughter never wants to leave. Which says it all really.
Well done Early Birds. Five stars from a very happy mummy.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Thank You so much for this lovely review. It has been a pleasure working with your daughter and we look forward to continuing to help her grow and develop over the next few years she is with us. From all of us at Early Birds, Thank You.


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Review from Deanna H (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has just left Early Birds Nursery after being with them for a year before leaving to join school this September. He loved it, never not wanted to go! and always came home with stories to tell and new songs to sing, he often brought home paintings and drawings and the Famly app let me see any
notifications that were posted about his day. Highly recommended!

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

We are so pleased how much your son enjoyed it at Early Birds. Good Luck with your next adventure to school. Many Thanks, From all of us at Early Birds.


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Review from Ben M (Father of Child) published on 22 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son first attended here and loved every second of it. Our daughter currently attends and also can’t wait to go and play with her friends and staff. They both found confidence here and were encouraged to ask questions and explore.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Thanks so much for your review. Its been a pleasure working with both your son and daughter. Many Thanks, From everyone at Early Birds


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Review from Nyomi B (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely lovely nursery, the staff are so polite and friendly. When my son doesn’t want me to leave they are very good with taking him away from a cuddle and calming him down. He’s made lots of friends with all the kids and he absolutely loves it there. Wouldn’t want him to go anywhere else.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Thank you for this lovely review. We are so happy your son has established so many amazing relationships with the staff and children and have really enjoyed seeing him blossom as his confidence develops. Many Thanks, From all of us at Early Birds.


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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Fantastic place. Would definitely recommend to others. Having found it difficult to find local nurseries, we have and are thrilled with Early Birds.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Thank You for your kind review. We are delighted that we have met your needs when looking for a nursery. We look forward to supporting your son grow and develop during his time at nursery with us. Many Thanks, from all of us here at Early Birds.


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Review from Lucy C (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Since my daughter started with Early Birds Nursery she has flourished and grown in confidence and abilities. A warm welcome always greets us and she is always so pleased to start her day! I have been super impressed with professionalism from the whole nursery team! It makes such a difference knowing
that you are dropping your child off to a nourishing and thriving environment. Thank you Early Birds for all that you do!

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi Lucy, Thank you so much for your review. We aim to create a 'home from home' environment where children and families are welcomed and feel safe, secure and ready to learn. Kindest regards, Alex


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Review from Jennifer P (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has come on leaps and bounds since starting Early Birds. He is so happy there and all of the staff are brilliant. Our son always looks forward to his days at Early Birds and loves to tell us what he's been up to and singing us songs. He's a very happy little chap there. Thank you, we are so
grateful for your hard work and care.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

We are really pleased to hear how nursery has impacted your child's learning and to hear how happy he is about coming to nursery. Thank you so much for this really kind review, The Early Birds Team.


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Review from John P (Father of Child) published on 11 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very pleased with my decision to put my son in the nursery, the staff were excellent at helping me with getting him signed up although I was nervous and unsure of what I had to do. Every time I take my son he's always excited to go an tells me about how they read books, play outside and have snacks
and drinks. The staff have been excellent when there have been problems to do with my taking my son and very responsive to messages, the forum page has to be one of my favourite things as it's updated regularly and they are very good at letting parents know of upcoming events and also any signs of bugs or anything that any other child may have. I have had no problems with the nursery and I have suggested the nursery to other friends with kids.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi John, thank you for this lovely review. I am really delighted to hear how both your son's and your experiences have been so positive and your feedback is really beneficial in helping us work on our strengths and weaknesses at the nursery.
Many thanks. From all of us here at Early Birds.


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

My child has attended this nursery since September. She really enjoys going and always has lots to tell me when she leaves. The thing that I love the most is the relationship she has with her key worker. They have a lovely bond and that is so important to me.

Reply from Alex Kimmins at Early Birds Nursery

Hi Leia,
This is really lovely to hear. I'm so pleased with how settled your daughter is at nursery and the relationship she has created with her key person has enabled her to be confident and happy whilst at nursery.
Thank You for your review.


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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.454)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.454) out of 10 for Early Birds Nursery 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 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 6 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 4.972 for Early Birds Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (70 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.972

  • 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 4.482 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Early Birds Nursery is based on 6 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 = 3.6

    • 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 34 number of registered child places is 6.8. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 6.8 = 0.882

  • 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 (8)

Rachel

Rachel

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2020

Rachel is an Early Years Teacher and a qualified level 3 Forest School leader, with a degree in Early Childhood Studies. Rachel has over 20 years experience in the early years sector. Rachel has a real passion for using nature to provide individualised learning experiences for all children, to create strong and lasting foundations for later life. Rachel is a proactive manager, who enjoys working with parents to provide high quality care and education. Supporting the team to keep up to date with new approaches, ideas and resources, to enhance how the children learn and develop in their own unique ways. To build authentic relationships with the children and nurture them to become confident, resilient and independent.


Ali

Ali

Job Title: Assistant Early Years Manager

Joined: 2022

Ali brings many years of knowledge and experience to Early Birds. As assistant manager. Ali thrives on building strong parent partnerships to share ideas and help a child learn, grow, achieve and flourish. Ali creates endless learning opportunities throughout the day and creates a happy, safe environment is key in helping children develop.


Samantha

Samantha

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2018

Sam joined us in September 2018.
Sam is NVQ Level 3 qualified and has both years of professional childcare working experience alongside being a mum herself.
Sam has a strong passion and drive for creative activities and is always providing the children with unique experiences for children to develop their artistic skills.


Holly

Holly

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2010

Holly is an Educator within the two year olds toddler room. Holly has many years of experience and a Level 3 in Childcare, Learning and Development. Plus, lots of specialist CPT training and up to date First aid training, Safeguarding training, Food hygiene, and more.


I have loved working here at Early Birds over the last fifteen years, it's so lovely to watch the children grow and develop new skills. I've enjoyed meeting families of the children too. Sharing information and celebrating with them, their child/children's achievements. We're a great team here at Early Birds, we love to create new and exciting activities for the children and try to make everything fun!


Shanon

Shanon

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2020

Hi, I am Shanon, and I work as an assistant in the pre-school room. I am currently in my first year studying my Foundation Degree in Early Years, I have paediatric first aid, safeguard training and more.


I have always loved working in Early years, since I started in 2018, I have worked in different schools as a TA and as one support with SEN children. I love to watch and help the children grow and develop new skills; it’s been lovely building bonds with the children. Celebrating their achievements with them and their families is really rewarding. We are a great team at Early Birds. Each day is new and exciting, filled with lots of fun and laughter with new learning opportunities.


Kayleigh

Kayleigh

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2021

Hello, I am Kayleigh and I am an Early Years Educator within the nursery. I have previous experience over the past 8 years across various settings including nurseries and primary schools. I have a level three in Children's Play, Learning and Development. I am very enthusiastic and driven to support each individual child with their development and learning, as it is such a pleasure to watch them flourish and develop in these early years. After becoming a mother, myself I am very excited to now continue my career within early years and develop good relationships with the children and families within the nursery, along with the fantastic team I work within.


Jamie

Jamie

Job Title: Flexible Ealry Years Assistant

Joined: 2021

I have always loved working with children. It is something I started after leaving secondary school, whilst working at Early Birds, I plan to work towards gaining my level 3 qualification, which I can't wait to get started on. Both my daughters have attended Early Birds and I knew this was a team I would enjoy working with after each daughter came home talking about their fun and exciting days.


Mia

Mia

Job Title: Flexible Early Years Assistant

Joined: 2022

Hi, I'm Mia, I have experience working with children across a variety of settings. Childcare is my biggest passion, watching a child learn, grow and develop is the most heart-warming and rewarding experience ever. I'm excited to be developing my career whilst working within the fantastic team here. Early Birds really is a happy and caring place - each day there are opportunities for our children to learn, play and grow


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