Bright Stars Childcare
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2014, with 60 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 Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
M24 5DFWhat 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, 28 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The motto of 'grow, explore and discover' is truly embedded across this nurturing setting. Staff have created a learning environment that oozes calm and tranquillity.
Everywhere that you look, children are immersed in play and their laughter fills the air. Overall, staff provide children with an ambitious curriculum. They use information from parents and carers to plan activities that generally keep children engaged and excited to learn. For example, babies are enthralled while playing with sand and water. Toddlers show high levels of enjoyment while taking part in an assault course. Older children show fascination while learning about dinosaurs.
Staff give high priority to children's personal, social and emotional development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- better support staff to understand what leaders intend children to learn n provide children with sufficient time to think and respond to questions, to better support their communication and language skills.
- 28 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 March 2019Good
- 28 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Stars Childcare
- 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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