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Brightsparks Day Nursery in Coulsdon

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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4.6(11 parent reviews) ·Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Homefield Road, Coulsdon, CR5 1ES · Croydon
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Bright Sparks Day Nursery, located in Coulsdon, offers a stimulating and nurturing environment for children from infancy through preschool. The nursery is dedicated to providing accessible, affordable, and high-quality early education and care, guided by core values of respect and equality.

' The curriculum is designed to foster creativity, imagination, critical thinking, and independence, aiming to instill a positive attitude towards learning. Bright Sparks has previously achieved an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted under their former registration and awaits a new inspection.

They prioritize the safeguarding and welfare of every child, adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, and promote an inclusive environment that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. The nursery's facilities are purpose-built to encourage learning and development, and their team is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy setting with staff trained in first aid, fire safety, and food hygiene.

Our ethos

Brightsparks Day Nursery is committed to providing high-quality early education and care, fostering creativity, imagination, critical thinking, and independence. Their approach is guided by core values of respect and equality, with a mission of 'No Child Must Fail' and adherence to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. They aim to instill a positive attitude towards learning through a stimulating environment and strong parent partnerships.

What it's like

Staff continue to provide children with high-quality education and care. They design a stimulating and age-appropriate curriculum that reflects their inclusive approach to teaching. Children are motivated to learn.

Ofsted Outstanding (previous registration)Purpose-built environmentEmphasis on parent partnership

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged per half day, full day, or at an hourly rate. Additional weekly fees apply for snacks, and late pickup charges are billed per minute.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Half a day session£33 / session
  • Full day session£66 / session
  • Hourly rate£11 / hour
  • Snack charge£1 / week
  • Late charges£1 / minute

Good to know

  • Sessions are offered as half days, full days, or on an hourly basis.
  • Additional weekly charges apply for snacks.
  • Late pickup fees are charged per minute.
  • Extra charges may apply for trips and visits.

Key facts

Age range

0-4 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Brightsparks Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 April 2025

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 continue to provide children with high-quality education and care. They design a stimulating and age-appropriate curriculum that reflects their inclusive approach to teaching. Children are motivated to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities, ensuring ratio requirements are met and conducting rigorous checks on staff suitability.
  • Parents praise managers and staff for being responsive and caring, appreciating effective communication and involvement in their children's education.
  • Staff observe and assess children's learning regularly, and following training, have increased their knowledge of how to identify and refer children with SEND.
  • Children love playing indoors and outdoors, exploring sensory materials and using ride-on toys and hoops to develop their gross motor skills.
  • Staff create sociable snack and mealtime experiences, teaching children good hygiene and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

Areas to develop

  • 1plan more opportunities to enhance children's vocabulary by introducing them to a richer and broader language
  • 2provide children with clear explanations about how their actions affect themselves and others.
Inspection #10391071 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents report that their children are happy at this nursery."

"They find that staff interact positively with their children."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with good support, ensuring they thrive in their learning environments. Following training, staff have increased their knowledge of how to identify and refer children with SEND, which helps to close the gaps in children's education.

Outdoor space

Children love playing indoors and outdoors. Younger children enjoy exploring sensory and malleable materials. Toddlers have fun using ride-on toys and hoops, which help them to develop their gross motor skills. The inspector observed interactions between staff and children, indoors and outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Brightsparks Day Nursery

4.6
(11)
Ali Kelly
3 years ago

Our little girl started when she was 10 months and settled in really well. Her care workers were lovely and put her and us at ease. She’s now in a different room for older babies and the experience has also been good so far. The staff at the nursery are all friendly and approachable and provide helpful updates on drop offs and collection. There’s also an app which they update throughout the day with photos and details of what activities the babies are doing, what they’ve eaten and how much etc which really helps and is nice to know what they’re up to during the day. The manager also emails weekly updates which are helpful. Overall a really positive experience so far - would recommend.

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Figs123
3 years ago

Our daughter goes to the nursery and we are so happy with how she is getting on. The facilities are great, they have a lovely garden and there are plenty of toys for her to play with. They have a different theme each week with a variety of activities, even for the little ones. There is a great app which is updated with photos and things they have been doing. It is so lovely to see what they get up to and know they are happy. The staff are all all friendly and we feel like they truly care.

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Sara M
3 years ago

The nursery is bright, airy and well organised. The staff are always very caring and friendly. My son has been going to this nursery since he was 6 months old and has really flourished. The parent admin app is really helpful when wanting to know what he is up to throughout his day. Would highly recommend this nursery.

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thanh tam
8 months ago

Best nursery ever, very nice and helpful staffs. My child really loves them. Thank you so much Laura, Christ and the others ❤️❤️

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Paul Hill
3 years ago

Both my sons have attended Brightsparks and we've been able to sample every year group from baby to pre-school. It's a fabulous nursery with caring staff and a brilliant manager. Having sampled other nursery's in the area, Brightsparks is highly recommended.

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Inspection history

Date: September 2009

  • March 2025Good
  • February 2020Good
  • November 2014Outstanding
  • September 2009Good

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