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Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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5.0(1 Google review)
·Milford Road, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LA · Staffordshire
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Staffordshire

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years, operating year-round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, excluding a week at Christmas and bank holidays. The setting, located in Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, received a judgement of 'Good' in its latest Ofsted inspection on 28th May 2025.

Children at Bright Horizons Milford benefit from a warm and nurturing environment where staff build strong relationships with each child, helping them to settle into nursery life. The nursery implements a comprehensive curriculum designed to ensure all children make progress across all areas of learning.

Staff plan engaging activities and identify appropriate next steps for each child, fostering a positive attitude towards learning and promoting good behaviour. The nursery provides tailored support for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), recognising that children learn in diverse ways and collaborating with other professionals to enhance learning and progress.

Children are encouraged to develop increasing independence, preparing them for their next steps in education. They have ample opportunities to develop their physical skills through both indoor and outdoor play, with staff adaptively supporting their motor skill development.

Parents commend the strong partnerships with staff, feeling well-supported and actively involved in their child's learning journey.

What it's like

Children benefit from caring and nurturing relationships with staff, who get to know each child individually and help them settle into nursery life. The curriculum ensures all children make progress, with staff planning interesting activities and targeting appropriate next steps. Children are eager to participate, leading to good behaviour and positive attitudes to learning, while also developing increasing independence.

Good Ofsted ratingNurturing environmentStrong parent partnershipsIndividualised supportIndoor and outdoor playSEND provision

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week at Christmas and bank holidays.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 28 May 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good

What it's like to attend

Children benefit from caring and nurturing relationships with staff, who get to know each child individually and help them settle into nursery life. The curriculum ensures all children make progress, with staff planning interesting activities and targeting appropriate next steps. Children are eager to participate, leading to good behaviour and positive attitudes to learning, while also developing increasing independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are committed to providing the best possible care and education for all children and lead a well-qualified team.
  • Staff are kind, caring, and positive role models, fostering good behaviour in children.
  • Children enjoy many opportunities to develop physical skills both indoors and outdoors, with staff skilfully adapting activities.
  • Staff carefully consider the environment and resources to build on children's skills, supporting both gross and fine motor development.
  • Staff build strong partnerships with parents, providing regular meetings and home learning activities.
  • Staff feel supported by leaders, who offer opportunities for professional development and value their contributions.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff understanding of how to extend children's learning, giving them time to think and respond, especially to open-ended questions
  • 2enhance staff skills to implement a consistent approach when managing children's behaviour to help children understand what is expected of them.
Inspection #10394876 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that they feel well supported and fully involved in their child's learning and know how to support their children's learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), receive prompt, tailored and individual support. Staff understand that children learn in different ways and work closely with other professionals to identify strategies to enhance children's learning and progress.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy the many opportunities to develop their physical skills both indoors and outdoors. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool

5.0
(1 Google review)
Jay Nation
5 years ago

Our daughter absolutely loves it here. The staff are fantastic and clearly forge lasting relationships with the children. We are constantly informed of our daughters progress and development. She is always coming home with arts and crafts which she adores, and as parents we feel we are on the learning journey with her. A great nursery with a professional team. Mr Nation

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Inspection history

Date: December 2005

  • May 2025Good
  • September 2019Good
  • April 2013Outstanding
  • January 2009Good
  • December 2005Requires improvement

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