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Shining Stars Nursery & Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
·At Sunshine Childrens Centre, Bluebell Close, MALVERN, WR14 3SW · Worcestershire
Number of places
80 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

Shining Stars Nursery & Preschool in Malvern, registered under its current name in 2019, received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on July 3, 2024. The nursery is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting and accommodates up to 80 children aged 1 to 5, with 80 children currently on roll.

The dedicated team of 15 childcare staff includes two with level 5 qualifications, one at level 4, and four each at levels 3 and 2. Operating all year round from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday during term time, Shining Stars offers a vibrant environment where children happily engage in a range of carefully planned activities that match their interests and support their development.

The nursery also provides a holiday club for children up to 11 years old during school holidays and funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. The setting is known for its strong parent partnerships, with positive feedback regarding staff support, communication, and the progress children make.

What it's like

Children happily enter the setting, showing they feel safe and secure. They confidently access a range of activities that staff have carefully planned. Animated staff make learning exciting, and children engage in both child-initiated and adult-led activities, focusing on tasks appropriate for their age.

Good overall effectivenessEffective safeguardingStrong parent partnershipsEngaging outdoor provision

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Shining Stars Nursery & Preschool

Last inspected 3 July 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children happily enter the setting, showing they feel safe and secure. They confidently access a range of activities that staff have carefully planned. Animated staff make learning exciting, and children engage in both child-initiated and adult-led activities, focusing on tasks appropriate for their age.

Inspector highlights

  • Children happily enter the setting, showing they feel safe and secure.
  • Staff encourage a love of books and provide free book bags to share with parents at home.
  • Leaders supply all children with free book bags and encourage them to borrow books to share with parents at home.
  • The special educational needs coordinator works in close partnership with parents and other agencies to ensure children receive timely support.
  • Staff have created an exciting and challenging outdoor provision with a woodland area and a racetrack.
  • Staff support smooth transitions, using books with family photos for babies and home culture books for children who speak English as an additional language.
  • Management and staff have developed strong working relationships with parents, ensuring a clear two-way flow of information.
  • Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open and positive culture.
  • Management completes regular supervision of staff to ensure their knowledge and skills are up to date and that staff continue to be suitable for their roles.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the staffing arrangements for outdoor play to enable younger children to experience and enjoy playing and learning outdoors more frequently and for longer periods of time
  • 2embed improvement plans to further build on children's outcomes.
Inspection #10349307 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator at the setting works in close partnership with parents and other agencies to ensure children receive timely support. Funding is used to provide toys and resources, including a sensory room, and additional staff are employed to meet children's needs.

Outdoor space

Staff have created an exciting and challenging outdoor provision. Children access a woodland area and race tricycles around a racetrack. They have space to run freely in open spaces and enjoy carefully planned activities to support their all-round development. This helps to promote their physical and mental health and well-being. However, younger children do not have as many choices during the day to play outdoors, and are not always able to do this as often or for as long as they would like due to staffing arrangements.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024

Date: July 2011

  • July 2024Good
  • June 2017Inadequate
  • May 2015Outstanding
  • July 2011Outstanding

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