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Bright Minds @ Mountfield

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·Mountfield Primary School, Kirkwood Drive, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 3AT · Newcastle upon Tyne
Number of places
25 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne

About this day nursery

Bright Minds Nursery, a family-operated establishment with over two decades of experience, offers a nurturing "home from home" environment for children in Newcastle upon Tyne. The nursery caters to various age groups, providing tailored care and educational development from birth up to school age.

They strongly believe in collaborating with parents to maintain consistency in each child's routine and promote individual growth. The facility boasts multiple rooms designed with activities and resources suitable for different ages and abilities, including a dedicated sensory room.

Bright Minds also collaborates with several external agencies to support children's diverse needs. In addition to their preschool and day care services, they run a holiday club aimed at keeping school-aged children engaged and stimulated through a variety of activities and regular outings during school breaks.

What it's like

Children at this setting are happy, safe and emotionally secure. They are motivated to learn and display close and strong bonds with all staff members. Staff plan a good range of activities that engage children's imagination.

Family-run20+ years experienceHome from Home approachSensory roomHoliday Club

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

Birth to 5 years (Day Care), 2 to 5 years (Preschool), School-aged children (Holiday Club)

Opening hours

7.30 am till 5.45 pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 18 November 2022

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

Children at this setting are happy, safe and emotionally secure. They are motivated to learn and display close and strong bonds with all staff members. Staff plan a good range of activities that engage children's imagination.

Inspector highlights

  • Children display close and strong bonds with all staff members.
  • Staff promote children's communication and language skills well, and have developed a lending library for parents.
  • Children develop good physical skills, confidently balancing and climbing on different play equipment.
  • Staff help children to develop a greater understanding of numbers and mathematical concepts.
  • The nursery promotes an effective healthy food policy and encourages children's independence.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the use of supervision, support and coaching to monitor staff performance in order to further embed the implementation of the curriculum and help to consistently raise the quality of education to the highest level
  • 2use information from assessments more effectively to monitor the learning and progress being made by individual children and to identify more-accurate next steps in learning.
Inspection #10245517 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Partnership working is a strength of the setting, with staff working closely with other professionals like health visitors. This ensures that all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress. Leaders act with integrity in using funding to provide personalised support to children who need it the most.

Outdoor space

Children develop good physical skills. For example, they confidently balance and climb on different play equipment in the garden.

Inspection history

Date: June 2015

  • November 2022Good
  • May 2022Good
  • May 2017Good
  • June 2015Good

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