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Seasons

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·The Aldingbourne Trust, Aldingbourne Country Centre, Chichester, PO18 0JP · West Sussex
Number of places
21 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
West Sussex

About this day nursery

Seasons Nurseries offers a unique, nature-based childcare experience in West Sussex, focusing on small group sizes and a calm environment where children can thrive. The nursery prides itself on a child-centred curriculum that incorporates daily Forest and Farm School sessions, allowing children to engage with nature through activities like caring for animals and fire-lighting.

With a strong emphasis on individualised care, each child has a dedicated key person to support their journey. Seasons Nurseries also provides nutritious meals prepared on-site by a head chef, extra on-site activities such as falconry displays, and family events.

The nursery aims to provide a guilt-free childcare solution for working parents, ensuring children are happy, confident, and capable before starting school.

Our ethos

Seasons Nurseries follows a nature-based, child-centred curriculum with daily Forest and Farm School sessions. They focus on small group sizes, individualised care, and fostering confident, capable children through nature engagement.

What it's like

Children arrive excited and ready to explore nature in this engaging nursery. Staff know children well and form strong relationships with them from the start, helping them to feel safe and secure. The curriculum provides excellent experiences for children to spend lots of time outside, including visits to the on-site farm and woodland.

Nature-based curriculumForest and Farm SchoolSmall group sizesChild-centred approachNutritious on-site meals

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around funded hours with a daily top-up charge to cover extra activities and consumables. Fully free bursary places are available for eligible families.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Daily top-up fee covers Forest and Farm school sessions, lunches, snacks, and consumables.
  • A limited number of free bursary places are available.
  • Tax-Free Childcare is accepted to help reduce fees.

Key facts

Opening hours

8.30am to 4.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Seasons

Last inspected 11 December 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive excited and ready to explore nature in this engaging nursery. Staff know children well and form strong relationships with them from the start, helping them to feel safe and secure. The curriculum provides excellent experiences for children to spend lots of time outside, including visits to the on-site farm and woodland.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive excited and ready to explore nature.
  • Staff form strong relationships with children, helping them feel safe and secure.
  • The curriculum provides excellent experiences for children to spend lots of time outside, including visits to the on-site farm and woodland.
  • Children regularly feed farm animals and learn new skills, including checking for hazards in the forest after sessions.
  • Staff teach children to love and respect the forest.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen support for staff, to address minor inconsistencies in policy and practice.
Inspection #10319544 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to meet children's individual needs, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This supports all children to make the progress of which they are capable.

Outdoor space

The curriculum provides excellent experiences for children to spend lots of time outside. Staff plan many wonderful opportunities for children to visit the on-site farm and woodland. Children regularly feed the farm animals and learn new skills. Children also excitedly run around with their friends, trying to find the 'Gruffalo' in the forest.

Parent Reviews of Seasons

5.0
(5)
Adele Moore
7 months ago

The whole team at Seasons have been absolutely fantastic. They have been so supportive with settling in and couldn’t have been more accommodating for my child who struggles with separation. They have worked with my child as an individual and paid such attention to details I have shared with them. I feel confident that staff work in a way that aligns with my parenting, they are responsive (to parent and child), compassionate, energetic, clearly passionate about their roles and flexible in their approach to meet children’s differing needs. Could not recommend Seaons more highly - in fact I have to anyone I know who is looking for a nursery provision!

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Kelsey Sparshott
3 years ago

My son started with Seasons in October and has been loving it, the ethos and environment is perfect for allowing exploration. The team are absolutely lovely and always keep us informed with updates on an app daily also. Exactly the experience I was looking for to allow freedom, creativity, hands on fun, among many other aspects too.

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Charlotte Longland
3 years ago

My daughter has recently started at Seasons and settled immediately. As an anxious child this has shown how welcoming, calm and caring the environment really is. I have nothing but positives to say about Seasons and I’m so grateful that we are apart of the beautiful nurturing journey that they provide. It’s not like your standard nursery, it offers such a vast variety of fundamental activities as well as encouraging child led play. Love the ethos, love the environment and love the staffs exceptional caring and gentle approach.

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Lizzie Meston
3 years ago

My now sixteen month old daughter started at Barn Cottage in September and since then I have seen her come on in leaps and bounds. Hannah and her team are quite simply fantastic and their level of care is second to none. They got my daughter settled within a week and, even then, I have never worried about her as I know she is having a fun, creative and engaging day. She always comes home with a huge smile on her face!

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Angelica & Craig
3 years ago

Our son loves his days with Hannah and the team. With their caring, creative and thoughtful approach to childcare, we can’t speak highly enough of them all!

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Inspection history

Date: December 2023

  • January 2024Good
  • December 2023Good

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