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Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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3.3(3 parent reviews) ·Higher Green Lane, Astley, Manchester, M29 7HQ · Wigan
Number of places
75 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Wigan

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons operates over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, offering comprehensive childcare solutions with decades of experience. The organisation focuses on a unique "Nurture Approach" that integrates learning with emotional well-being, aiming to foster healthy, happy children who can reach their full potential.

They emphasise a supportive environment where dedicated staff build strong relationships with children and families. Bright Horizons is committed to sustainability through its "Future Earth" agenda and supports its community through the Bright Spaces Foundation.

They also provide resources and guidance to parents regarding childcare funding options and school readiness, ensuring a smooth transition for children into nursery life through tailored settling-in sessions.

Our ethos

At Bright Horizons, the "Nurture Approach" is central to their philosophy, focusing on the holistic development of each child by integrating learning with emotional wellbeing. They believe in providing a supportive and caring environment where children feel safe, known, and loved. The goal is to help each child become healthy, happy, and reach their full potential through strong relationships with dedicated staff and a stimulating environment.

What it's like

Managers are ambitious for children and have developed a curriculum that promotes confidence, curiosity and a love for learning. Staff plan engaging activities that allow children to explore and investigate. The key-person system is well embedded, fostering secure bonds and ensuring children feel secure and ready to learn.

Nurture Approach Curriculum300+ UK NurseriesChildcare Funding SupportDedicated Key Person System

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.15am to 6pm all year round except for bank holidays.

Session types

settling-in sessions

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 20 February 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Managers are ambitious for children and have developed a curriculum that promotes confidence, curiosity and a love for learning. Staff plan engaging activities that allow children to explore and investigate. The key-person system is well embedded, fostering secure bonds and ensuring children feel secure and ready to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers are ambitious for children and have developed a curriculum that promotes confidence, curiosity and a love for learning.
  • Managers and staff have created ample opportunities for children to develop their physical skills, which are sequenced well to promote progress.
  • Partnership with parents is a strength, with staff regularly planning children's next steps and parents feeling fully involved.
  • The nursery plans the curriculum to include teaching children to respect and care for the world, fostering an understanding of their natural environment.
  • The passion and drive of both the manager and the SENCo ensures children with SEND receive effective and timely support, leading to significant progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1increase support for less experienced staff, to help embed teaching securely and consistently in all rooms, particularly in babies and toddlers
  • 2support staff to allow time for younger children to think and respond in conversation, to help enhance their thinking and speaking skills.
Inspection #10305478 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say they feel fully involved with their children's care.

parents say that the recently introduced book-lending library has helped their children develop a 'newly found love of reading'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager and the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) are passionate and driven in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are skilled at identifying any gaps in learning and work tirelessly to ensure that children receive effective and timely support. As a result, children with SEND make significant progress.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. Managers and staff have created ample opportunities for children to develop their physical skills, such as climbing, balancing and using wheeled toys.

Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool

3.3
(3)
Chris Wilson
5 years ago

Our little one has attended since September 2020 and absolutely loves every aspect of the day to day activities. Every member of staff is welcoming and friendly too.

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Donna Allan
5 years ago

Terrible staffing, rely on agency staff most days, often half the workforce. Some staff are great but unfortunately not the management or higher management

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Inspection history

Date: July 2014

  • February 2024Good
  • February 2018Good
  • July 2014Good

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