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Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2024)
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4.0(7 parent reviews) ·11 Archer Drive, SHEFFIELD, S8 0LB · Sheffield
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Sheffield

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive and discover a love for learning. The nursery focuses on fostering a healthy and happy start, ensuring every child feels supported and inspired by passionate and dedicated staff.

They offer an all-inclusive "Bright Bundle" which covers exceptional care, early learning, nutritious meals, and essential items such as nappies and wipes. The curriculum, known as the Bright Beginnings Curriculum, integrates five key learning areas to build practical and life skills.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on outdoor play and adventure, incorporating Forest School and Eco-Schools programmes into their activities to benefit children's development. They also provide comprehensive support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and offer a smooth settling-in process for new families.

With a focus on preparing children for school, Bright Horizons Millhouses aims to give every child the best start in their educational journey.

What it's like

Staff warmly welcome children to the 'family' nursery, as parents describe it. Children develop firm attachments to their key person from the start and strong bonds with all members of the incredibly nurturing staff team. Staff recognise the uniqueness of each child and design the curriculum to follow their needs and interests, tailoring settling-in sessions to suit families and children. This enables children to thrive in, and to explore confidently, the rich and vibrant environment.

All-inclusive careNutritious meals and essentials includedBright Beginnings CurriculumOutdoor adventures and Forest SchoolSEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Food

Meals, nappies, wipes and other essentials included (all-inclusive Bright Bundle)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool

Last inspected 27 June 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Staff warmly welcome children to the 'family' nursery, as parents describe it. Children develop firm attachments to their key person from the start and strong bonds with all members of the incredibly nurturing staff team. Staff recognise the uniqueness of each child and design the curriculum to follow their needs and interests, tailoring settling-in sessions to suit families and children. This enables children to thrive in, and to explore confidently, the rich and vibrant environment.

Inspector highlights

  • The strong management team is hugely aspirational for children and staff.
  • Children make consistently outstanding progress from their starting points.
  • Staff access a wide range of high-quality professional development.
  • Children love to find out about topics that inspire awe and wonder about the world and themselves.
  • Staff prioritise the development of children's excellent communication and language skills.
Inspection #10351572 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The varied, structured and inspiring curriculum helps to ensure that all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop a wonderfully positive attitude to learning. Staff work with parents and other professionals to give children, including children with SEND, the best opportunities; they are tireless in pursuing help for children.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy fresh air and exercise daily 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.

Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool

4.0
(7)
Kerry
6 years ago

Absolute first class nursery, the staff here are amazing, the Nursery its self is a great place good size classrooms with a good out door area. Secure place so im confident in the knowledge my child is safe, outstanding food selection, list is endless. I’m so glad i chose this nursery after lots of research, my little one is very happy here which is of course the most important factor.

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James Morgan
10 years ago

Very expensive but we think it's worth it. Better than any other nursery we've tried in the past. Very professional and friendly.

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Scott H
10 years ago

Both my kids went here. Great staff, really good environment for young children to learn and play. Highly recommended

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Josh Greenslade
6 years ago

Brilliant nursery, all the staff are very friendly and my son loves it here!

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2024

Date: September 2018

  • June 2024Outstanding
  • September 2018Good

Frequently asked about Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool

About the setting

Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool re-registered in 2017 and is located in Sheffield. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff, with 20 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY544933
Registered person
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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