We are an all year round nursery, open 51 weeks per year and offer the following sessions only:
Session Time Hours
Full Day 07:30-18:00* 10 hours 30 mins
Morning 07:30:12:30 5 hours
Afternoon 13:00-18:00 5 hours
Funded hours are granted for 38 term weeks a year only. Annually this equates to 570/1140 hours for an entitlement of 15/30 hours respectively. Hours can be taken in one of four ways, including options to use just your funded hours or use your funded hours to contribute towards the sessions you need, over an academic year running Sept to August:
*Due to Local Authority terms of a maximum funded claim of 10 hours, this is restricted to a 17:30 finish
for those taking a ‘Funded Hours Only’ option below.
Term Time Only
Funded Hours Only:
Max of 15/30 hours booked per week during our 38 term wks
Hours utilised by taking combination of our standard sessions
Full day session restricted to a 17:30 finish per LA terms
Possibility to pay for additional 30 mins to extend day to 18:00
Consumable charge for each hour booked
No registration fee
Limited availability
Term Time Only:
Minibugs Plus:
Unlimited sessions booked subject to availability
Must be entitled to funded hours to access
this option
Hours utilised by taking combination of our standard sessions
Only hours in excess of the funded hours entitlement are billed
Full day sessions run until 18:00
Consumable charge for each hour booked
Subject to a registration fee
Limited availability
All Year Round
Funded Hours Only:
Annual funding entitlement spread over 51 weeks - max 10/20 hours available per wk
Combination of our standard sessions booked
Model may require year to commence from Sept to avoid interim charges
Full day session restricted to a 17:30 finish per LA terms
Possibility to pay for additional 30 mins to extend day to 18:00
Consumable charge for each hour booked
No registration fee
Subject to availability
All Year Round
Minibugs Plus:
Unlimited sessions booked subject to availability
Hours utilised by taking combination of our standard sessions
Only hours in excess of the funded hours entitlement are billed
Model may require year to commence from Sept to avoid interim charges
Full day sessions run until 18:00
Consumable charge for each hour booked
Subject to a registration fee
Contact the nursery directly for fee information.
Funding available for 9 months to 4 years.
The nursery site has parking and a drop off area for parents / carers to use.
Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.717) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) has 122 reviews.
Review from Victoria C (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2023
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Thank you for your lovely review of our St Austell setting, it's wonderful to hear how your son's development progress has come along and that you enjoy the updates our staff provide throughout the day and on handover.
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Review from J W (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review of our St Austell setting! We've very pleased to hear your child enjoys his time at the nursery.
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Review from Victoria C (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review of our St Austell setting. We're pleased you and your child are having a good experience so far and look forward to continuing to make a good impression!
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Review from D T (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review of our St Austell setting, we're pleased to hear that your child is confident and looks forward to her sessions with us.
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Review from H P (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review of our St Austell setting, we're so pleased that overall you're happy with your experience at Minibugs. We appreciate that the updates on your child's activity are particularly important to you at this stage of development, we will endeavour to improve the consistency of activity updates and I will feed this back to the team.
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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review of our St Austell setting! It's lovely to hear how you feel about your child attending the setting.
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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023
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Reply from Ros Thompson, Operations Analyst at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review of our St Austell setting, it's great to hear how your child has developed and that we will soon be welcoming another one! It's lovely that your eldest remembers her time with us too!
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Review from Maddison B (Mother of Child) published on 24 August 2022
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review of our St Austell setting. Its amazing to hear how much the team have had an impact on your son already!
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Review from L A (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2022
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your lovely review. Its great to hear how much your little girl has settled into nursery. The staff work hard on creating a friendly and welcoming environment so that all the children can learn and develop whilst having fun, so it's great to hear that your child likes to go to nursery. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit this review. The Minibugs Team.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2022
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review. It's wonderful to hear how your little one is thriving at Minibugs and how supportive and helpful our team has been and continue to do so. Thank you again. The Minibugs Team.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2022
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so happy to hear that your little one has been supported to make new friends at nursery and has built strong relationships with the team.
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Review from Jacqueline T (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2022
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Over the last 12 months, the nursery has been great at adapting to the changes that covid has presented, they have continued to keep parents updated, provide accurate details and offer practical advice.
As my minibug has entered the school readiness
The new manager has been a great addition to the Minibugs team and taken to the mangers role covering all aspects you would expect.
It has been great being able to get back into the nursery recently and see the children and staff interact and bring back that connection with the key workers.
Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review! We love that your little minibug is enjoying our school readiness program and you are too! It's so important that the parents and children work together to get the children ready for such an important transition! We are so lucky to be a part of that! Such wonderful feedback regarding our manager too! She really is fab!
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Review from Lauren W (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2022
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Review from Sofie B (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your review! We are so happy to hear how much your little one loves nursery! It's always a sad time for us as well as the families letting them go off to school! We're always here for all of our families and will help and support in any way we can!
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Review from C M (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Such a lovely review, thank you! We absolutely love our huge garden, we are so lucky to be able to provide such a fantastic outdoor area to the children. It's lovely to hear the parent support is there too, we pride ourselves on working closely with the people that mean the most to our Minibugs!
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Review from Stephen P (Father of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Our son loves going there 4 days a week, always enters and leaves the nursery with a smile on his face.
The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful.
I couldn't recommend this nursery highly enough.
Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your review! We love seeing the children so happy it really makes the job worth it! Our staff love welcoming all the children and giving them the best day with lots of fun activities!
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Review from R D (Mother of Child) published on 22 December 2021
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Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your review! How sweet he waits by the door to come to nursery. It's so lovely to hear how well he has settled as we appreciate how difficult this can be for the child and the family, we always aim to work with the parents to try different strategies and techniques. I'm glad the app is aiding communication of his day for you, we love to share what we have been up too! Thank you!
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Review from Zoe C (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2021
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Reply from Rebecca Spry, Regional Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are so happy to hear that lovely relationships have been built between not only your son and the staff but you too, our parents are extremely important to us. The app really is great especially during COVID times. Its been an absolute pleasure to be part of your little ones educational journey! All the best from the Minibugs team.
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Review from Katie T (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2021
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review of our St Austell nursery site. It is wonderful to hear what makes us stand out as a childcare provider. Our team have worked tirelessly to continue to provide a welcoming and friendly environment for our little ones with lots of fun and exciting activities so its great to hear how much your daughter loves coming to nursery. Thank you again for taking the time to review us, The Minibugs Team.
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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2021
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Reply from Astra Pitman, Operations Manager at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)
Thank you for your lovely review of our St Austell setting. It's wonderful to hear how much your daughter has been enjoying her time at our nursery. It is great to hear that you'll be continuing with Minibugs with your next little one; we look forward to welcoming them to the Minibugs family. Thank you again for taking the time to review Minibugs Nurseries. The Minibugs Team.
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The Review Score of 9.7 (9.717) out of 10 for Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.717 for Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) is calculated as follows: ( (169 Excellents x 5) + (52 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 226 Ratings = 4.717
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 Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) is based on 18 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 61 number of registered child places is 12.2, which has been reached with 18 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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