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Starlights Daycare Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
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4.0(8 parent reviews) ·Link House, Bolton Road, Kearsley, BL4 9BT · Bolton
Number of places
66 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Bolton

About this day nursery

Starlights Daycare Nursery, established in 2009 in Kearsley, Bolton, offers high-quality childcare for children aged 0-11 years, operating seven days a week from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm. The nursery is conveniently located with easy access to motorways and main roads.

With four spacious rooms and an outdoor area, the setting provides a stimulating environment. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, focusing on the four themes to ensure each child receives tailored care, development, and learning experiences.

The manager, who holds a BA Hons in Early Years and possesses 20 years of experience, is dedicated to nurturing children's growth and development to their full potential. Starlights also provides a school drop-off and pick-up service for local schools and offers holiday care for school-aged children, demonstrating a commitment to supporting families with their childcare needs.

Our ethos

Our philosophy is to ensure we provide high quality care to all children attending our setting. We believe all children should be given the opportunity to grow, learn and develop to their full potential. To ensure children are able to do this we treat every child as an individual. We work closely with parents/carers enabling us to incorporate every child’s needs on a personal basis.

What it's like

Children enter the setting happy to start their day. Staff work closely with parents and children to form strong bonds, helping children to feel secure and settle quickly. Staff engage with children on their level and provide them with choices, and as a result, children are becoming confident individuals.

High-quality childcareOpen 7 days a weekEYFS frameworkSchool drop-off/pick-up serviceHoliday care

Pricing & funding

Fees are payable in advance and continue to be charged during child absences and bank holidays. A refundable deposit is required when starting. Refunds are issued for the three non-bank holiday Christmas closure days for parents paying by standing order.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are payable in advance.
  • Deposit is required when starting, refundable upon leaving with two weeks' notice.
  • Fees remain payable for bank holidays when the nursery is closed.
  • Standing order payers receive refunds for the three non-bank holiday Christmas closure days.
  • Fees are charged in full during holiday absences to secure the child's place.

Key facts

Session types

Full Time, A.M. Session, P.M. Session, Daily

Opening hours

7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., 7 days a week

Age range

0-11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Starlights Daycare Nursery

Last inspected 31 August 2023

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

Children enter the setting happy to start their day. Staff work closely with parents and children to form strong bonds, helping children to feel secure and settle quickly. Staff engage with children on their level and provide them with choices, and as a result, children are becoming confident individuals.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager has addressed the actions raised at the last inspection, implementing clear procedures for risk assessing the environment and providing adequate induction training for staff.
  • The manager has designed a planning structure that supports staff in implementing the curriculum intent.
  • Staff read stories to children throughout the day, fostering a love of books.
  • Staff support children in developing their physical skills effectively, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Children are taught how to respect others and are provided with experiences that support skills such as sharing and turn-taking.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to support staff to focus more precisely on individual children's next steps during adult-led activities
  • 2provide more opportunities to reflect on staff practice to be able to provide them with targets tailored to support their ongoing professional development.
Inspection #10287599 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff support children in developing their physical skills effectively. They encourage babies to navigate their space and learn how to use equipment independently in the outdoor area.

Parent Reviews of Starlights Daycare Nursery

4.0
(8)
Zoe Hall
9 months ago

Wouldn't leave my child here personally. Went for a look around. Not a welcoming environment, all kids where fighting and staff were just sat around. One staff member was on her phone the whole time I was there to look around and the other staff member was sat with a child just wafting a piece of paper. There was little to no interaction in the time I was there looking at the place. Not a good vibe at all

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Lynsey Whitworth
4 years ago

My 6 and half month Amelia has been made to feel very happy and welcome today in her settling in day. The nursery nurses are fantastic and very caring to individual needs. Thank you so much, can't wait to see you again Friday before my big day on Monday when we are staring to share our day's in the nursery. Mum feeling very at ease to be leaving her in good care when going to work thank you so much Amelia, Mum and Dad

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chantal spencer
5 years ago

My son Roman has attended Starlight's Day Nursery since being 9 months old, he is now 4 and will be leaving this September to attend Primary School. The staff who have taken care of him are outstanding, They have a lovely setting and nothing is to much trouble, keeping me informed of the progress that Roman has made at all times . Roman loves attending and he loves his key worker Hayley. We will be sad to leave in September. I would highly recommend Starlight's to anyone.

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Caroline Wakerley
9 years ago

My 17 month old little girl has been attending 2 full days a week here since October. From my first phone call to date ive never been disappointed. Any questions or concerns were answered with confidence and i always feel welcome and all the girls are happy to see mum and little one. My daughter absolutely has benefited from her time here, i can see her personaility coming through and i can definitely see that nursery has encouraged this..she sings and twirls and asked if this was an activity she had learned from here as i knew i had not done this with her and was told yes and singing time is her favourite. She has had in this time minor bumps and scrapes but this would happen anywhere and its all part of the learning journey, ive always been impressed with the level of professionalism on every issue and level of care that we received..i love reading whats shes been learning on her day and love even more that shes absolutely shattered and ready for bath and bed soon after collection as i already know she has been fed well. I recently asked a favour from the nursery which they didn't have to agree to but they were lovely and happy to help without question. Extremely happy with every angle of starlights..

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Avino Cardozo
7 years ago

Excellent Nursery. Very friendly staff. My daughter attends for 2days a week. She loves it. Happy to see her enjoying her self at nursery. Would recommend to anyone. Good timinings.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: January 2010

  • August 2023Good
  • March 2023Inadequate
  • September 2017Good
  • January 2017Inadequate
  • September 2016Inadequate
  • October 2013Good
  • January 2010Good

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About the setting

Starlights Daycare Nursery registered in 2009 and is located in Bolton. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, and one holding level 2. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY387035
Registered person
Kids Corner Day Care Nursery Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Inadequate

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