Description
Contact Information
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Phone Number01304 615129
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Details
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Group/OwnerSpring by Action for Children
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Person in ChargeThomas Bugden (Manager)
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Number of Staff35
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When ClosedBank Holidays & Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children80
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Age rangefrom 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months
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ParkingThere is a large car park located at the front of St Barts
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DirectionsLocated on Dover road, on the right had side as you leave sandwich towards Deal/Dover. There is also have an Out of School Setting located next to Sandwich Junior School.
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0730-1830
Skyler Bailey
September 30, 2024 at 5:48 pmMy daughter loves her time here, and with the app being used correctly, I have no worries and adore the pictures. The team are consistently so supportive and accommodating. It’s been excellent having two kids attend the childcare centre at different times (3-year gap) and still the same high standards and welcoming team. I am so pleased with the childcare centre and consistently suggest.
Lane Lawson
October 5, 2024 at 12:00 pmHe’s now three and has come on in leaps and bounds. The team are excellent, and they really challenge his little mind and know how to get the best out of him. He comes home absolutely shattered too, which shows how much they pack into their days. Adore it here! My son has been here since he was 16-months, and he absolutely loves it.
London Flynn
October 8, 2024 at 10:58 amWith a very attentive team that gives adore and care to the kids. Kids are grouped per age, and they do lots of activities during the day, inside and out. The app where we can follow our kid’s day and communicate directly with the team makes a big difference. Pictures of activities are sent during the day, and observations about the development are shared with the parents. We also choose the childcare centre for the flexible hours that they offered. We really suggest the St Bart’s childcare centre. We sense confident to let our kid there in a secure place. An incredible childcare centre.
Justice Holland
October 24, 2024 at 8:11 pmThe team are so attentive, and they have this app that keeps us in the loop all day! Highly suggest St Barts as he has come on loads. He joined back in January 2022 and has loved every second of it!
Robin Quinn
November 18, 2024 at 3:49 pmFresh, daily prepared meals and snacks provided for that is such a big yes, yes for me knowing my little one is getting inviting, fresh meals during the winter time.
Only childcare centre I have known to provide nappies and baby formula too; it is such a relief and saves so much money when it comes to providing for kids.
My little one settled after a few weeks and is enjoying their time at childcare centre.
I’d highly suggest this childcare centre, without a doubt. Lovely, welcoming, well-experienced team.
The childcare centre setting itself is incredible, with lots to do for the babies and kids and plenty of outdoor playtime areas.
I adore how they have transport so they can go out and about in town or surrounding areas.
Finley Hunter
December 1, 2024 at 9:54 pmThe team have consistently been compassionate, interested and supportive, there is consistently a smiling face or confident ‘he’ll be fine’ when my little one hasn’t wanted me to leave.
Any concerns or questions have been swiftly answered and I adore being able to see photos and comments on my son’s time through the app. I’ll be sad when it’s time for him to leave and head off to school- thank you! Spring at St Bart’s is a fantastic childcare centre where both my boys have grown in self‑assurance and learnt so much.
Rowan Bailey
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 pmVery great updates, both face to face and via the app.
Team focus on key skills that our son needs to learn alongside the enjoyable playtime. A very attentive community where all team we encounter show high levels of attention to our kid.
River Page
December 20, 2024 at 2:07 amI adore how we are kept up to date with activities they are involved in. My son really enjoys being there and is consistently cheerful. His self‑assurance has massively improved. The team are very lovely and very supportive.
Billie Parker
January 18, 2025 at 3:07 pmand the app keeps us all updated on everything our kids are eating and doing. The childcare centre is consistently spotless, and the educators are consistently supportive; they consistently go above and beyond for every kid in their care.
Jordan Sutton
February 1, 2025 at 5:03 amMy daughter now loves coming to you.
We are very lucky to have her with you.
Even when we have needed flexibility, you have consistently helped us achieve this. Your team are compassionate and attentive; evidenced by my daughter reaching out for them when we arrive. Incredible care.
Avery Walker
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 pmMy son has a few health issues, which the team are excellent at dealing with. I sense secure leaving him in their care. He has made friends and learned lots at St Bart’s. The team are remarkable, cheerful, enthusiastic and reliable; they truly care about person-centred care.
Emerson Pierce
March 3, 2025 at 7:54 pmThe team are attentive and accommodating – nothing is too much trouble. The meals they provide are healthy and varied. We are so cheerful with how he has thrived since starting. We’ve registered his baby sister to start in a few months. Highly suggest Spring at St Bart’s! My son has been at St Bart’s since the beginning of the year, and I honestly couldn’t fault his care.
Kendall Blair
March 22, 2025 at 7:59 pmThe team are all welcoming, and the childcare centre is very accommodating when it comes to any additional sessions or changes to the days he attends.
I consistently know that my son is going to be offered a varied and nutritious breakfast or lunch.
The use of the app means I am able to keep in touch with his carers easily, get a picture of his day with regards to eating and to know what activities he has been getting up to during the day.
I have also been more than cheerful with the way the childcare centre has implemented safeguards during this pandemic.
The childcare centre is value for money in my eyes. My son loves going to childcare centre here!
In what has been an unsettling year for him – he first completed three settling in sessions prior to lockdown one, before having to wait another four months to start due to the pandemic, six months later, he is consistently asking when is he going to childcare centre next.
Indigo Finch
April 6, 2025 at 6:14 pmOur daughter absolutely loves going and has made so much development since starting. The team are remarkable, well informed and welcoming. The building and outside space is remarkable. The team regularly update the app with lovely videos and information about the kids’s day! We have had such a positive journey with Spring at St Bart’s.
Dallas Knight
April 7, 2025 at 9:44 amLook after the kids so well. Couldn’t praise the team enough. They are incredible and so welcoming. My kid loves it here and is being really well treated, and is engaging and discovering so much. Incredible childcare centre.
Harper Taylor
April 11, 2025 at 9:30 pmThis was an upsetting time for the whole family and felt like a failure on our part. But right from the start, the manager and team at St Bart’s put us at ease, listened to our concerns and gave us reassuring updates throughout the day until we knew my granddaughter had settled. Cannot praise them enough for helping us through this time. Lovely childcare centre, lovely team, and excellent management. My granddaughter came to St Bart’s having not settled at a previous childcare centre.
Parker Quinn
April 18, 2025 at 1:54 amMy kids literally run into the childcare centre each morning and leave with huge smiles on their faces. The kids get the chance to be creative, have scheduled garden time and a few times have been taken out into the local town to visit the railway station, pumpkin patch, etc. The team takes the time to get to know each kid, making time to understand their individual needs and highlighting what makes them special. I couldn’t ask for more. Unfortunately, head office aren’t the easiest to deal with and have made things quite difficult previously hence the low management rating but the team on the ground at the childcare centre are the very best. The team at St Bart’s are lovely (that includes operational team and St Bart’s management specifically).
Parker Jarvis
May 18, 2025 at 2:20 pmHave had nothing but positive experiences and felt comfortable for them to care for both of my kids. Both kids have been very cheerful there and they seem to know and treat the kids individually which is a great thing not just a number. Having had 2 kids attend this childcare centre I cannot praise them enough.
Milan Randall
May 18, 2025 at 2:31 pmShe has come on so much in terms of development since joining earlier this year and comes out every day so cheerful, chatty and smiling!
The team are remarkable. From the settling in sessions to now, the team make us sense at ease and go out of their way to find out about us as a family and our daughter. There have been occasions where we needed to change a day at fairly short notice, and it is never a problem, and the team are all very approachable.
The app is excellent and keeps us up to date with what our daughter has been up to during the day.
I can’t speak highly enough of the childcare centre and team, and a huge thank you to them for what they do! From the moment we were shown around, we knew it was the right place for our daughter.
Robin Hayes
July 9, 2025 at 12:19 amBoth of my boys attend, and they have come on leaps and bounds. They both started when they were 6-months-old. Now my oldest is three and my little one is two – they have developed at incredible speeds being at St Bart’s. The facilities are outstanding, the food menu is perfect, and all freshly made. The team are incredible, extremely welcoming and consistently willing to talk to us when picking the boys up. Really have to say that St Bart’s ticks all the boxes for a childcare centre. I can’t fault Spring at St Bart’s.