Bright Little Stars Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Mill Hill for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2012, with 88 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 Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
NW7 2AQWhat 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, 12 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have developed a curriculum that is highly ambitious and carefully sequenced. Staff are skilled at delivering engaging activities with a clear learning intention. For example, older children develop their vocabulary during a game in which they describe hidden sea creatures for their friends to guess. Children demonstrate high levels of engagement and excellent listening and attention skills.
Staff have worked hard to embed routines and boundaries. Children understand what is expected of them and generally behave well. They play cooperatively together and respond well to reminders to use 'kind hands' and 'walking feet'. Staff offer frequent encouragement and praise for their efforts and achievements. This helps to build children's confidence and self-esteem.
Leaders have developed highly inviting outside areas, which encourages children to be active and physical in their play. Children go outside in all weathers and enjoy making choices from a wide range of engaging activities. They delight in observing and caring for the nursery's guinea pigs. Staff are skilled at enhancing and extending child-led play. For example, they model mathematical language as children build sandcastles together. Staff support children to develop good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before eating and brushing their teeth after lunch. Children become increasingly independent in their self-care skills as they move through the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - organise group times to ensure that all children remain engaged in their learning and are given opportunities to participate n consider how staff are deployed and ensure that strategies are embedded to further support children with SEND to fully access their learning.
- 12 October 2023Good
- 28 January 2019Good
- 4 January 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Little Stars Nursery
- 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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