Kittens Day Nursery & Big Cats Out of School Clubs at our Eastbourne Campus
The College has both a day nursery and an after school club located on the Sussex Downs Vocational College and the Sussex Downs Park College campus (Eastbourne).
Opening Times
| Term Time Only |
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| Monday to Thursday | 8:15am - 5:15pm |
| Fridays | 8:15am - 5:00pm |
Qualified staff
All staff at Kittens are fully qualified in childcare, paediatric first aid and safeguarding. Staff are chosen for their experience, enthusiasm and commitment to childcare and to provide a consistently high standard of care.
Ofsted Registered
Kittens Day Nursery and Big Cats Out of School Clubs at Sussex Downs College, Eastbourne campus, has received an ‘Outstanding’ grade from Ofsted. Read more
Nursery Places
The purpose of Kittens is to provide a high standard of care to enable parents to return to work or study, we also offer places to the local community.
Kittens is for children from 2 to 5 years old.
Kittens Day Nursery is situated on the Eastbourne campus and provides a high standard of childcare in a safe, friendly, relaxed, fun and welcoming atmosphere.
Grants and Subsidies
Funding is available from the term after your child's third birthday. A subsidy is available to students who fulfil certain criteria. We accept Computer Share childcare vouchers whereby College employees can claim tax back on childcare through the monthly payroll. We do also accept other child care voucher – for more information please ask the nursery manager.
More information about Childcare vouchers for parents and carers
Curriculum and Key Workers
Kittens follows a curriculum based on the ‘EYFS’ – Early Years Foundation Stage, Each child also has a keyworker, which means a named member of staff that is the main point of contact for your child, the key-worker will help your child to settle into nursery, write in your ‘home to nursery’ book daily, collate a ‘Learning Journey’ consisting of observations, photographs and personal progress alongside a ‘Summative assessment form’.
Contact Us
Mrs Juliet Yousfi, Nursery Manager
Tel: 01323 640234
Email: Juliet.yousfi@sussexdowns.ac.uk
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