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Bright Star Nursery - Birtley

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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3.4(5 parent reviews)
·Birtley Lane, Birtley, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2PR · Gateshead
Number of places
140 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Gateshead

About this day nursery

Bright Star Nursery prides itself on being a family of independent, personally managed nurseries dedicated to providing individualised learning and play experiences for children under five. The nursery operates under the Early Years Foundation Framework, aiming to foster each child's unique qualities and potential within a nurturing, joyful setting that serves as a home away from home.

They prioritise strong partnerships with families, believing that effective communication and parental involvement are crucial for a child's development and overall well-being. A key worker system ensures daily contact with parents and carers, facilitating comprehensive support.

The nursery is committed to maintaining high standards of care, with staff expected to act professionally and courteously, demonstrating respect, tolerance, and understanding to the children and their families. Bright Star Nursery strives to offer a high-quality educational programme, continuously assessing children's development and building on their learning, including those with special educational needs or disabilities.

This approach ensures that every child receives the best possible care and an enriching experience.

Our ethos

We offer individualised learning and play for your child focusing on the needs of the whole family to ensure we establish a strong partnership. We aim to nurture your childs unique qualities & potential. Our role is to provide a caring and happy environment in which we can develop strong family links to connect your child’s home and family life together with our nursery. We offer high quality early years care to children under 5 years old and follow the Early Years Foundation Framework. We expect our staff to behave in a professional and courteous manner and provide the best standards of care to the children in our care and to their parents/carers. We lead by example to demonstrate to the children respect, tolerance and understanding.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled, greeted by staff who gather information to meet their care needs. They have close relationships with their key person and staff, helping them feel safe and secure. Staff provide a variety of interesting activities and have high expectations for all children.

Individualised LearningStrong Family PartnershipsHigh-Quality Early Years CareKey Worker System

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Star Nursery - Birtley

Last inspected 27 January 2023 · Michelle Lorains

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 are happy and settled, greeted by staff who gather information to meet their care needs. They have close relationships with their key person and staff, helping them feel safe and secure. Staff provide a variety of interesting activities and have high expectations for all children.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled.
  • Children with SEND are supported effectively.
  • Staff promote children's good health and independence.
  • Babies benefit from a warm, nurturing environment.
  • The leadership team is committed to providing good standards of care and learning for children.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of how to provide purposeful activities consistently for younger children
  • 2provide parents with opportunities to leave feedback so they can contribute to the evaluation and development of the nursery.
Inspection #10275246 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported effectively. Staff know how to meet complex medical needs and provide tailored care. The local authority portage team is complimentary, stating that key persons use the advice given to help all children access the curriculum and use the nursery environment inclusively and meaningfully. Children with SEND attend the nursery.

Outdoor space

Children have regular access to the outdoors, to develop their physical skills and enjoy the fresh air. The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Bright Star Nursery - Birtley

3.4
(5)
Laura Oliver
2 years ago

My daughter has been going to this nursery now for 7 months and I'm just so impressed. My daughter is in the Birtley 0-2 room and they staff are just exceptional. When my daughter started she had amber as a key worker who really got her out of her shell and built her confidence now she has Jess, Jess, Amy and Emily all of which are lovely and seem to really care. I'm due my second baby in a month and without question will be sending her to this nursery.

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Veris
2 years ago

We chose to go with this nursery due to the 'Outstanding' rating given to it by Ofsted. Now we know this was a REALLY BAD DECISION. The level of care at this nursery is very very poor. Most of the staff (especially the supervisor and manager) are incredibly rude, defensive and hostile, and do not like being informed when they've done something obviously unacceptable like leaving a child in a dirty nappy and wet clothes all day in the freezing cold. Very understaffed to the point they were getting the cleaners to look after the little ones.

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Emily cooper
2 months ago

I arrived at around 2:40pm to pick my neice up and had to wait in the reception area for approximately ten minutes as there was no one in the office to let me in. After this, the handover process took around 15 minutes. During the handover, staff were unable to locate her coat and her hat was missing, which was very concerning and seemed very disorganised. I then came downstairs to speak to the manager about my concerns. While I was trying to explain the situation, the manager was eating pasta/snacks and did not appear to take the complaint seriously. I felt this was very unprofessional. As I was leaving, I overheard the manager speaking to another member of staff and saying, “What is wrong with this lady?” in a disrespectful manner. I was very shocked and upset to hear this. I do not feel this was handled professionally and I am very concerned about the organisation, communication, and professionalism at the nursery.

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Danielle Tulip
2 months ago

My little boy loves it here been since baby room and progressed so much, he loves going to nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2019

  • January 2023Good
  • January 2019Outstanding

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