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Bright Sparks Children's Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Mount Carmel Church, 71 Stott Close, PLYMOUTH, PL3 6HA · Plymouth
Number of places
55 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD, located in Plymouth, offers childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year (excluding bank holidays), this setting provides a consistent and warm environment.

The centre received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 2nd December 2022. Children confidently and happily enter the centre, where staff greet them warmly.

All children make good progress in their development, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff ensure that the curriculum meets children's individual needs and interests, using visual aids like pictures and signing to help younger children and children with SEND understand routines and rules.

The owner, trainee manager, and staff have actively made improvements, including referring children with SEND to outside agencies to ensure they receive essential support. Outdoors, toddlers are encouraged to engage with their surroundings, enjoying activities such as using toy diggers to scoop soil and filling toy dumper trucks with cereal.

Parents have consistently noted how their children have progressed since starting at the centre, highlighting the staff's dedication to supporting each child.

What it's like

Children confidently and happily enter the centre, where staff greet them warmly. All children make good progress in their development, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff ensure that the curriculum meets children's individual needs and interests.

Good Ofsted ratingStrong SEND provisionEngaging outdoor playPositive child developmentEffective self-evaluation

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Sparks Children's Centre

Last inspected 2 December 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 confidently and happily enter the centre, where staff greet them warmly. All children make good progress in their development, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff ensure that the curriculum meets children's individual needs and interests.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • The owner, trainee manager and staff have made improvements since the last inspection.
  • The self-evaluation process is effective, with leaders and staff identifying areas for development.
  • Children have a good understanding of oral hygiene, with staff encouraging them to brush their teeth after meals.
  • Children have good opportunities to be creative and enjoy being independent.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide further opportunities to help children recall prior knowledge, to build on what they already know and can do
  • 2enhance children's thinking skills to enable them to solve problems independently.
Inspection #10230911 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on how their children have progressed since they started at the centre.

They state that staff do their utmost to support them and their child.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children make good progress in their development, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff ensure that the curriculum meets children's individual needs and interests. Staff use pictures and signing to help younger children and those with SEND understand the centre's rules. The owner, trainee manager and staff have made improvements since the last inspection, referring children with SEND to outside agencies to ensure they receive essential support to help close gaps in their learning. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Toddlers enjoy using toy diggers to scoop up the soil in the outside area. Outside, toddlers fill up toy dumper trucks with cereal and relish in tipping them out again. 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 Sparks Children's Centre

5.0
(1)
Denise Journeaux
3 years ago

My son started this nursery last October and has come on leaps and bounds the staff. Mandy, Charlotte and Lisa are friendly and supportive to parents and go out of their way to help support ongoing learning with the children and support child in their care highly recommended this nursery to other parents/ caregivers …

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022

Date: November 2012

  • December 2022Good
  • February 2022Requires improvement
  • August 2016Good
  • November 2012Good

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