Bright Sparks Child Care Centre
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Deal for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2004, with 26 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 Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
CT14 9SFWhat 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, 25 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff plan a well-sequenced curriculum that nurtures children's confidence and curiosity. They offer exciting activities and resources to promote all areas of learning effectively. Staff help children understand and express their emotions.
Children show kindness and share with friends. For instance, staff encourage the children to work as a team when assembling magnetic tiles together to form a ball.
There is great delight as the children successfully complete their task and roll the ball to each other. They demonstrate their resilience as they rebuild the ball several times after it falls apart due to their enthusiastic play. The children are learning how to cooperate with friends as they engage in social activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the planning and organisation of group activities to ensure they have a clear impact on children's learning.
- 25 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 July 2019Outstanding
- 23 February 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Sparks Child Care Centre
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.