Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

1a Largy Road, Crumlin BT29 4AH
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Welcome to Sleepy Hollow Day Nursery, where the team believe in setting new standards in childcare and early years education.

As passionate early years educators and playwork specialists, they are dedicated to nurturing and supporting your child's development through a rich and varied curriculum that empowers and inspires them.

As an All Ireland Centre of Excellence, they combine elements of the Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum and playwork principles. They are pursuing Curiosity Approach accreditation, further distinguishing them as pioneers. Their tailored programmes, such as the Eager and Able to Learn 2-3-year-old programme, provide a specialised learning experience. Their dedicated spaces foster exploration and enjoyment.

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Care Provided by Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Shauna Craig (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • None
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 67
  • 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

  • **Early Years 0-5**
    Full time care £211.15 per week
    £54 per day
    Minimum 2 days


    **Afterschools**
    Term time daily (to include drop off and pick up) £22 per day
    Afterschools full week during holidays £150
    Holiday daily rates £37.50 per day or £28 from 9am to 3 pm

  • Our fees are revised annually each April
  • Parking

  • Ample parking - 5 MPH speed limit applies in car park


Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin Reviews (94)

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9.8

Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.821) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin has 94 reviews.

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Review from A B (Aunt of Child) published on 28 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Nephew has attended Sleepy Hollow Day Nursery now for 5 years, I find this nursery very welcoming and the girls couldn’t be nicer. My nephew especially loves the bus driver who is amazing with all of the children. Also, Sleepy Hollow Day Nursery is great at arranging to bring my nephew to after-school
clubs which helps us out a lot.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks for your lovely review - as well as your involvement in supporting all of our events!


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Review from S A K (Grandmother of Child) published on 28 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have two grandchildren in Sleepy Hollow Day Nursery. I’m very impressed with all that they do there. Their Christmas event is outstanding. Such a warm welcome every time I am in picking up the children. They all love the bus driver and we have to stop and wave when he passes us in the street.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks for your feedback. It’s lovely.


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Review from D A (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sleepy Hollow is an excellent daycare provider. Every aspect of my child's needs are met to the highest standard. My child is familiar with all the nursery staff so there is no need to worry if she needs to be looked after by another member of the team.
The approach to learning is very unique and makes
for a very happy environment. The food is all homemade, cooked on site and changes regularly. Could not recommend Sleep Hollow highly enough. A breath of fresh air for daycare.

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Review from William D (Father of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Have had three children with Sleepy Hollow over the years. First class service in all aspects of care.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks so much for your lovely feedback.


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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sleepy Hollow Day Nursery is an excellent nursery with excellent staff.
The staff are always thinking of the children and how to give the best experiences alongside developing and nurturing new skills.
Both I and the children are very happy with every aspect of the care provided.

Reply from Bronagh Creery, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks for your lovely feedback.


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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been using Sleepy Hollow for over two years now and can't speak highly enough about it. We are always made to feel welcome by all the staff. They are extremely caring and approachable. Every day my child comes home chattering with excitement about her day and always with a creation in her hand.
Every evening the staff tell me how her day has been. I would highly recommend Sleepy Hollow as I am very confident leaving my child in such a welcoming and stimulating setting. My only problem is getting her to leave at the end of the day.

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Review from Marie B (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son really loves Sleepy Hollow. The staff are all very attentive to his needs. He has progressed really well since starting over a year ago. Staff are always so welcoming. The curriculum is so good and the menus and meals superb, all to a very high standard.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thank you for your review - feedback is always very important to us. We really appreciate it!


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Review from Ally S (Nanny Carer of Child) published on 23 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sleepy Hollow offers a high quality of care and education to children. The whole setting is a warm and welcoming atmosphere and the staff are of high professionalism and have good qualities of knowledge of child development and also have sound knowledge of how children develop through play.
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understand the need for observation and how to link children's personal styles and outlooks into their daily planning and help encourage children to expand their own imagination and play opportunities.
I would highly recommend Sleepy Hollow as a nursery setting to anyone looking for quality care.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thank you for your review - feedback is always very important to us. We really appreciate it!


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Review from Nicolas L (Father of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sleepy Hollow is a great nursery. They keep parents informed through nursery PAL, Facebook, you Tube and web page. Management and staff are fantastic, always a welcoming smile, even at the end of a hard day's work. I am very impressed by the multicultural ethos.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks so much for you kind feedback. Our client's opinions and feedback is invaluable to us.


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Review from R D (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have 2 children. They both started this nursery when they were babies. It was very hard as we are from another country but now they are very good. We love this nursery because they have lots of friends and we love the staff because they always help when needed.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks so much for you kind feedback. Our client's opinions and feedback is invaluable to us.


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Review from Pauline B (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an excellent nursery. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Staff are all brilliant. They are also all Ireland Centre of Excellence winners.

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Review from Stephen C (Father of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Sleepy Hollow since Jan 2016. I really can't recommend this nursery highly enough. The staff are excellent, facilities are outstanding and the Reggio approach is brilliant. My daughter loves coming to nursery and as I said Sleepy Hollow is the best nursery in the area.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks so much for you kind feedback. Our clients opinions and feedback is invaluable to us.


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Review from Naomi O (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sleepy Hollow is a great nursery. My child loves every minute of her time there. All girls are great, care for her great. Management fantastic, great help.

Reply from Diane Koplewsky, Director at Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin

Thanks so much for you kind feedback. Our client's opinions and feedback is invaluable to us.


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Review from B H (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Sleepy Hollow since she was 9 months old and has made my life so much easier. Sleepy Hollow is fantastic, I love the whole Reggio Emilia approach that they use. Love how the children use natural resources to play with and love lots of open natural outdoor space. My daughter
loves Sleepy Hollow, especially the Donkey. I would highly recommend to anyone. They also have their All Ireland Centre of Excellence. Fantastic achievement.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.821)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.821) out of 10 for Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.821 for Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin is calculated as follows: ( (220 Excellents x 5) + (39 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 263 Ratings = 4.821

  • 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 Sleepy Hollow Early Childhood Centre Crumlin is based on 22 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 67 number of registered child places is 13.4, which has been reached with 22 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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Meet the Team (5)

Diane

Diane Koplewsky

Job Title: CEO

Joined: 2001

Business Graduate UUJ
Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative and Legal Studies (With Commendation)
Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Level 3 & 5 Childcare Learning and Development
Level 3 Playwork
Assessors Award
Certificate in Teaching
BA Hons in Early Years 1st Class


Bronagh

Bronagh Creery

Job Title: Senior Director

Joined: 1995

Level 3 & 5 CCLD and Playwork
Assessors Award
Certificate in Teaching
BA Hons Early Years


Nikolai

Nikolai Koplewsky

Job Title: Director of Operations

Joined: 2015

LLb. Law
MiM. Masters International Business Administration (with Distinction)
MSc. in Entrepreneurial Management and Leadership (with Distinction)- (research based on corporate childcare strategies and growth)
PgCert. Research Methods in Business and Management (with Distinction)
PhD. researcher in Strategic Entrepreneurship


Dee

Dee Edwards

Job Title: Area Manager

Joined: 2010

Level 3 and 5 Early Years
Transition Award Playwork
Assessors Award
BA Hons Early Years


Emma

Emma Chambers

Job Title: Manager

We have four dynamic leaders in Early Childhood Centres


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Emma (Manager Crumlin branch)
Karen (Manager Holywood branch)
Louise (Manager Lisburn branch and also Early Years Lead)
Sandra (Manager Aldergrove branch)


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