Bright Sparks Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £43.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2001, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £43.00 | £5.00Breakfast Club from 8:00am £7.00Breakfast Club from 7:30am £7.50After School Club until 4:30pm £13.00After School Club until 6:00pm £20.00Half £40.009.00am – 3.00pm, 6 hrs |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded early education for two, three and four year old children.
What childcare usually costs in Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS26 8ARWhat 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, 14 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this pre-school are very independent. They are happy to come confidently in to play and choose activities that engage and interest them in the welcoming environment. Well-being is high and children's attitudes to learning are positive. One child affirmed that they 'will be good at sports when they go to big school' after they were praised for their catching skills.
Parents speak very highly of the pre-school. They feel that their children are safe and happy. They are involved in their children's learning through an app and know their children's key person well. Parents praise the additional support offered to families who have challenges and value the positive relationships and care they receive. They say that the communication and people are 'fantastic'. Parents understand that their children are learning about caring and sharing at the moment from the app and regular updates with photos.
Staff in the pre-school work well with other specialists to implement the curriculum.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend children's communication and language skills and give children more opportunities to practise speaking and leading their own conversations n plan more effectively to reflect the wider cultural community children live in and give them an understanding of other faiths, places, communities and cultures.
- 14 June 2024Good
- 10 July 2018Outstanding
- 18 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Sparks Pre School
- 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
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.
- Is £43.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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