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Star Bright Day Nursery in Romford

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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4.1(36 parent reviews)
·Mawney Road, ROMFORD, RM7 7BH · Havering
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Havering

About this day nursery

Star Bright Day Nursery, located in Romford, was registered in 2015 and provides childcare to children from birth to four years old. The nursery operates year-round, closing only for Christmas and bank holidays, with opening hours from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday.

The setting has a strong focus on children's language development, with staff skilfully leading circle-time sessions and regularly reading favorite books, encouraging active participation and a love for reading. The nursery boasts a dedicated team of 10 staff members, 9 of whom hold childcare qualifications at level 2 or higher.

Children benefit from a well-structured curriculum designed to foster independence, from self-feeding in the baby room to serving lunch in pre-school. The nursery places emphasis on supporting children emotionally and socially, ensuring secure key-person relationships and offering a welcoming and reassuring environment.

Children also benefit from daily access to a spacious outdoor garden, promoting physical activity and healthy habits. Leaders also ensure strong links with local primary schools to prepare children for their transition to school and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by making timely referrals and collaborating with parents and other professionals.

What it's like

Staff are caring and supportive, fostering secure bonds between children and their key persons, which helps children feel confident and ready to learn. The setting promotes strong language development through engaging circle-time sessions and repeated book readings. Children actively participate and show happiness and motivation to learn, supported by clear routines and positive reinforcement for good behaviour. Leaders ensure an ambitious curriculum that builds independence and prepares children for school, while also providing good support for those with special educational needs.

Welcoming environmentStrong language developmentPositive behaviourAmbitious curriculumSecure key-person relationshipsOutdoor learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2015

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Star Bright Day Nursery

Last inspected 23 January 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff are caring and supportive, fostering secure bonds between children and their key persons, which helps children feel confident and ready to learn. The setting promotes strong language development through engaging circle-time sessions and repeated book readings. Children actively participate and show happiness and motivation to learn, supported by clear routines and positive reinforcement for good behaviour. Leaders ensure an ambitious curriculum that builds independence and prepares children for school, while also providing good support for those with special educational needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are caring and supportive towards children, who demonstrate secure bonds with their key person.
  • Leaders and staff have high expectations for children's learning and support language development effectively.
  • The setting has embedded routines and rules that ensure children know what is expected of them, with staff gently reinforcing these rules.
  • Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that supports all children to make progress over time and develop independence skills.
  • Leaders have made links with local primary schools to ensure the curriculum prepares children for the next stage in their education.
  • Staff are strong models of spoken English, narrating and singing to children, and encouraging discussions.
  • Leaders are highly reflective, focused on continuous improvement and supporting staff professional development.
  • The nursery cook provides varied and healthy food, and children have daily access to a spacious outside garden.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the key-person role to include building relationships with parents and/or carers.
  • 2Implement strategies to better support children with SEND through changes in the nursery routine.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders provide good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are quick to make referrals and secure the timely support that individual children need. They work alongside parents and other professionals to ensure that they are working towards shared goals. Children with SEND make strong progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Children get daily access to a spacious outside garden where there are opportunities to explore and be physically active. This supports them to learn healthy habits from a young age.

Parent Reviews of Star Bright Day Nursery

4.1
(36)
Gemma Jeffries
a year ago

Both my children have enjoyed attending Star Brights. The members of staff provide a safe, nurturing environment and engage in fun activities with the children. My son will be going to reception in September and we'll be sad to leave Star Brights, but I know that his experience there will have prepared him well for starting reception as it did for my daughter.

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Simona Stoyanova
9 months ago

My son is being 2 years in that nursery and I have so many problems with the manager of it. They got very bad management, every time the manager and the lady from finance department are always with attitude and don’t want to speak and explain themselves properly. They’re been lying me about their fees, about the price of their food. I paid for my son’s uniform but I didn’t receive backpack and they never refund my money. The kids in the nursery don’t washed their hands before sitting for lunch - so very bad hygiene. In the beginning they didn’t told me to pay for playing activities because my son was drawing or playing with dough and I did pay even they never mentioned that when I was for first time met them. After that they stopped charging me for activities but I never get refunded. The lady from finance is very rude and every time she does not understand anything (probably cos she was new there) but she still could learn it. Every time when my son is absent from nursery and I am emailing them the teachers after that calling me to asked me where is my son, because the manager never share that information from the email that someone is absent with the teachers in the group. I am very disappointed. Literally very bad management and unprofessional service. They’ve been change so many teachers or some of them just for long time somewhere else and after that they back I literally don’t understand why’s they was like that. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

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Petronela Petrova
10 months ago

I’m very pleased with teachers how they look after my daughter. They have a lot of different activities for children and my daughter loves to spend time at nursery. i can see big progress every time she is at nursery as she start her classes since she was 1year old. She learned how to be much more independent and how to socialise with other kids

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Natalia Ponych
2 years ago

I am pleased to provide a positive performance review for Star bright nursery's nursery teachers and staff. Over the past year, they have shown exceptional dedication and commitment to their roles. They successfully organized a sports day, creating a fun and interactive environment for both children and parents. Additionally, the baking day with parents and the fire fighters meeting day showcased the nursery's efforts in promoting parental involvement and community engagement. One of the most notable achievements of Star bright nursery's teachers and staff is their impact on individual children. My son, who previously struggled with socializing, has made significant progress under their guidance. Not only has he gained more confidence, but his speaking skills have also improved. The teachers' efforts in teaching various songs have contributed to his overall learning and development. I am truly grateful for their dedication to creating a nurturing and supportive environment for all children.

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Kanwal Bali
a year ago

The staff at Star Bright Nursery are wonderful – they are warm, approachable, and highly professional. They also take the time to communicate with parents regularly, offering updates on progress and being open to any concerns.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024

Date: May 2016

  • January 2024Good
  • March 2023Requires improvement
  • January 2019Good
  • May 2016Good

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