Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

Blue Support House, 17a Moorlands Road, St Austell PL25 5BS
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  • Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell), St Austell

Care Provided by Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Stephanie Thompson (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 61
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

  • 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.


  • Parking
  • The nursery site has parking and a drop off area for parents / carers to use.


Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) Reviews (122)

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9.7

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.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My twins girls (2 1/2 years) have been going to Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) since May. They absolutely love it, they have been to other nurseries in the past with concerns for me and Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell) have certainly ticked all the boxes. I feel like I can talk to the staff
about any concerns and help they need easily which puts me at ease. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming and the activities for the children are fab lots to do and learn. They do something new every day and bring something home. Also, I get sent emails and pictures of what the girls have done and eaten throughout the day, which I love the great idea. The girls always come home with a smile on their face. Lovely ladies who genuinely care for all children. Can't thank them enough and would definitely recommend Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

Reply from Anna Sarginson, Director of Communications and Development at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

Thank you for your review of Minibugs Nursery St Austell,


It is really important for us to receive feedback from our parents/carers so that we can continually improve our nursery care and environment.

We are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive feedback we have been receiving from our registered parents/carers and look forward to working in partnership with all our families to support the children’s learning and development journey.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at Minibugs Nursery as soon as they opened in May. Having moved her down from a different nursery I already knew what I was looking for.


Minibugs has exceeded all my expectations and my daughter absolutely loves going there.


All the staff are extremely caring and have also

supported me on a personal level with some problems I had at home.


I love getting the emails each evening to see what my daughter has got up to during the day. She's always kept busy with fun and creative activities and there is something different to do each day.


I have recommended Minibugs Nursery to friends already and will continue to do so.


I can't thank them enough for the hard work they put in each day to make my daughter feel at home there.


Reply from Anna Sarginson, Director of Communications and Development at Minibugs Nurseries Ltd (St Austell)

Thank you for your review of Minibugs Nursery St Austell.


It is really important for us to receive feedback from our parents/carers so that we can continually improve our nursery care and environment.

We are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive feedback we have been receiving from our registered parents/carers and look forward to working in partnership with all our families to support the children’s learning and development journey.


Minibugs Nursery Team.


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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.717)

Overview of Review Score

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.

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 4.717 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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