Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Corby for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2015, with 45 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
NN17 1EDWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 17 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 30 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by name and welcomed into this child-centred and friendly pre-school. They quickly settle and choose what they want to play with from the range of resources staff arrange in the room. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure as they show trusting and close bonds with the staff. They show enthusiasm in what they do, and enjoy playing with staff and their friends.
Children are encouraged to be creative and to use their imagination as they play.
They show good concentration and hand control as staff guide them how to use scissors safely to cut out pieces of paper. Children spread glue onto card to make their own pictures while staff talk to them about what they are doing. Staff encourage children to name colours and talk about shapes they make. Children develop positive attitudes to learning and problem-solving. They love to build dens and work well in groups as they do this in the garden. Children use their critical thinking skills to work out how to place sheets over the climbing frame so that they will stay in place. They only seek the support of adults when they are unsure of how to secure these. This supports children to develop their imagination while playing and cooperating with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to implement the curriculum more consistently so that activities reliably support children's individual learning needs n encourage staff to use opportunities to help children develop and use their growing vocabulary and language skills more.
- 29 August 2024Good
- 13 March 2024Inadequate
- 12 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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