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Bright Stars

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2021)
·Yealmpstone Farm Primary School, Meadowfield Place, Plymouth, PL7 1XQ · Plymouth
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2021
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Caring for children aged 2 to 11 years, the nursery also offers a holiday club and breakfast and after-school care.

The latest Ofsted inspection, carried out on 16/08/2021, rated Bright Stars as "Good" in overall effectiveness. Staff at Bright Stars form warm relationships with the children, ensuring they are happy and settled, and children learn to make independent choices, playing collaboratively with a wide range of resources.

They develop an understanding of the world around them through practical experiences, such as watering vegetables and observing duck eggs hatching. The nursery is committed to supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); managers ensure staff receive regular training, enhancing their skills in areas like supporting speech difficulties and working in small groups to develop communication.

Staff liaise effectively with other professionals and provide extra sessions for children with additional funding to aid their return to nursery. Outdoor learning is a key part of the curriculum, with children enjoying the wider school grounds and natural outdoor spaces.

They develop confidence and agility on balance bikes, learning about safety and healthy habits, and explore mathematical concepts by counting steps and engaging with numbered tyres. Children also enjoy creative activities outdoors, such as using large chalks to draw roadways.

Parents consistently report feeling well-informed and supported by the dedicated staff at Bright Stars.

What it's like

Staff form warm relationships with children, who are happy and settled. Children access a wide range of resources and learn to make choices, playing collaboratively. They learn about the world around them through activities like watering vegetables and observing duck eggs hatch.

Warm relationshipsChild-led choicesPractical learningSEND supportOutdoor explorationParent communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year.

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Stars

Last inspected 16 August 2021 · Stephanie Wright

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

Staff form warm relationships with children, who are happy and settled. Children access a wide range of resources and learn to make choices, playing collaboratively. They learn about the world around them through activities like watering vegetables and observing duck eggs hatch.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff form warm relationships and keep parents well informed.
  • Children access a wide range of resources and learn to make choices.
  • Children learn about the world around them through practical experiences.
  • Managers ensure staff develop skills through regular training, including supporting speech difficulties.
  • Children develop confidence and agility through activities like riding balance bikes.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance opportunities for older children to develop confidence in their early writing skills in readiness for school
  • 2develop opportunities further for children who speak English as an additional language to support their language development.
Inspection #10174407 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they feel well informed and supported by the staff.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers ensure staff develop their skills through regular training. Staff enhance their understanding of how to support children with speech difficulties and work with children in small groups to develop their communication skills. Staff liaise effectively with other professionals to support children with additional needs. Staff provide some extra sessions at nursery for children in receipt of additional funding, to support them in returning to nursery after the pandemic.

Outdoor space

All children enjoy visiting the wider school grounds, which provides natural outdoor spaces for play and learning. Children develop confidence and agility as they ride and manoeuvre balance bikes. They learn to keep safe by wearing bike helmets and to keep healthy by drinking water when they become hot. Children develop mathematical ideas outdoors as they ride around numbered tyres and count their steps as they play 'What's the time Mr Wolf'. Children enjoy using large chalks to draw roadways outside.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

16 August 2021

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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