Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm, all year round
Bright Star Nursery is a group of independently operated nurseries dedicated to providing high-quality early years care for children under five. They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Framework, striving to create a nurturing and cheerful environment that fosters a strong connection between home and nursery life.
The team is committed to professionalism and courteousness, aiming to offer the best possible care to children and their families. The nursery emphasises individualised learning and play, working in close partnership with parents and other professionals to support each child's development and experiences.
They appoint a dedicated Key Worker for every child to ensure consistent communication with parents. Bright Star Nursery focuses on nurturing each child's unique qualities and potential, with an ethos that promotes positive collaboration with all family members.
They pride themselves on having high expectations for children and regularly assess their progress, including those with special educational needs or disabilities, skillfully building upon their learning.
What it's like
The nursery has recently undergone a period of multiple changes to managers and staff. The current management team is committed, well qualified and experienced. However, although the new manager is able to describe a broad, well-sequenced curriculum intended to promote children's learning, this is not yet delivered consistently by the whole staff team. Most teaching across the nursery is consistently good. Leaders are aware that the weaknesses in some staff's knowledge and interactions mean the quality of education is no longer at an outstanding level. They have clear ambitions to make improvements.
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Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm, all year round
Age range
Under 5 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2012
Last inspected 8 May 2024 · Jan Harvey
What it's like to attend
The nursery has recently undergone a period of multiple changes to managers and staff. The current management team is committed, well qualified and experienced. However, although the new manager is able to describe a broad, well-sequenced curriculum intended to promote children's learning, this is not yet delivered consistently by the whole staff team. Most teaching across the nursery is consistently good. Leaders are aware that the weaknesses in some staff's knowledge and interactions mean the quality of education is no longer at an outstanding level. They have clear ambitions to make improvements.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents of children with SEND say they are overwhelmed by the progress their children are making.
'staff are lovely and kind, always friendly and very helpful'
their children love coming to the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
Managers and staff work very well with outside professionals to arrange support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language. Staff work very effectively to try out recommended strategies, which helps children to make good progress. Parents of children with SEND say they are overwhelmed by the progress their children are making. Managers identify the most effective ways to support children who are in receipt of additional funding. For example, they have created more gross motor opportunities for children to build on their core strength and physical skills.
Children have daily opportunities to run around in the fresh air, which promotes good physical health. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.
Managers and staff work very well with outside professionals to arrange support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language. Staff work very effectively to try out recommended strategies, which helps children to make good progress.
Our little girl attended Brightstars and had a good experience with some experienced staff in the under twos room however, that’s where any good points stop! Some staff in the next room up were so careless they didn’t inform us of incidents that had occurred and it took them to do an internal investigation to tell us she had had another accident during the same day! She sustained what our doctor thought were solvent burns and they hadn’t even noticed nor could they tell us how it had occurred! Absolutely shocking practice from very inexperienced ill trained staff that I wouldn’t trust to take care of my animals, let alone a child!
Read on GoogleMy daughter started at Bright Star 6 months ago. I am so happy we chose to send her there. Imogen adores the staff and she feels happy and at ease when I drop her off with her key worker(s). The staff have been kind and considerate towards us as parents and understand that it can be hard leaving your child with them for long periods of time. They always take the time to tell us about how our daughter's day has been. We appreciate their honesty, even if she has had a bad day. I have complete trust in the staff at Bright Star and know that Imogen gets the best care possible. I have no hesitation in recommending this nursery and am grateful for all the effort they have put in to making it a happy place to be!
Read on GoogleMy daughter had only been at this nursery for only two weeks for 2 days, the staff are very unapproachable my daughter was in the 2 to 3 room on two occasions she had a very wet nappy. When comeing home, and was very tearful going in and coming home. The staff don't really tell you much about there day or what there have eaten. Also I had received a email today demanding that I pay a bill today or I'll will get a 20 pound charge, even tho I paid in full 2 weeks ago. Needless to say I called up and informed them that my daughter will be leaving the woman on The fone was very abrupt and just said okay and hung up! I do not recommend this place to anyone
Read on GoogleI found bright star Chester-Le-Street terrible. My little boy attended for 3 days for around 18 months up to school age. The women can’t tell you anything about what they have done all day. The ladies are to busy chatting outside if the weathers fine. You ask what they have eaten. They can’t tell you. I just gave up asking. I found most of the women unfriendly. Everything organised for trips etc is usually told to you a couple of days before. I missed a parents evening at the start due to this so I didn’t find out my little boy had not been talking other than one word (baby talk). They never asked me about this and I didn’t find this out until 6 months later in at the next one. I advised the staff member he talks fine at home and has a wide vocabulary and talks in full sentences all though some words are slightly unclear. She looked shocked. I told my little boy to talk properly to them and the following week they said he had vastly improved. They said he was over the moon he had put his coat on himself one day. He dresses himself fully at home and had done for 6 months. They don’t have a system to log progress each day which pretty much all nursery’s do these days. It’s very outdated. The women need to talk to the parents more about issues straight away. I don’t see why this should be a difficult thing to do. I feel like he missed out on 6 months of learning due to the issues. They need to email parents about trips and schedules rather than put it on the doors or catch you a couple of days before. All they seem to do all day is play. There is no writing Or sitting drawing shapes with them. Hope they try and improve for the other parents and kids they are looking after.
Read on GoogleMy daughter loves this nursery. She's been going since she was 10 month old and is now 2 . Staff are so helpful and friendly .
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Date: December 2014
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