Bright Gems Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Tottenham for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2012, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours for 3-4 year olds, 30 hours for eligible working families with children aged 9 months to 4 years.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are spread across 52 weeks of the year; a fixed weekly fee applies. Funded attendance is restricted to 15 hours per week during term time; additional hours are charged. No deposit or registration fee for funded spots.
What childcare usually costs in Haringey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Haringey 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
N17 9LNWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 22 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily as the warm and caring staff welcome them into the nursery. They separate from their parents and carers confidently. This shows that they feel safe and secure in the environment. Staff encourage children to hang their belongings on named pegs. Children greet their friends excitedly and soon become involved in a variety of activities of their choosing. They are kind and caring.
Staff have high expectations for all the children. Staff encourage older children to make play dough. They listen attentively to the instructions and help to prepare the activity. Children take it in turns and use their mathematical skills to correctly count the amount of ingredients needed. Staff support children's critical thinking skills as they discuss the consistency. Children explain, 'It's too sticky,' and work out what they can do to solve the problem together. Children love to explore the garden area. Babies splash their hands in the water, fill up containers and enjoy making castles in the sand. Children learn to take risks, with the support of staff, as they learn how to climb the wooden climbing frame carefully. Babies confidently climb steps to reach the slide and squeal with delight as they slide down. This supports and develops children's balance and coordination skills well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give older children more time to think, answer and respond, to further develop their language and conversation skills n take every opportunity to teach toddlers to manage their personal care and to respect and care for the resources they use.
- 22 June 2023Good
- 18 December 2017Good
- 7 July 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Gems Nursery
- What it costs
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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