Bright Stars Pdn
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ashton-Under-Lyne for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2025. Open since 2016, with 75 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 Tameside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tameside 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
OL7 0TLWhat 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, 30 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this home-from-home nursery. Staff support children to build independence and confidence through supportive interactions. For example, key people stay close by to new children settling into the nursery. They are on hand for reassurance, and they encourage children to 'have a go'. This helps children to form secure attachments and enjoy their time at nursery.
Leaders and staff have devised a unique curriculum for all children that has a large focus on family, home and love. This is shared among the team and is well embedded within their nursery ethos. This shared vision for learning supports children's well-being and promotes a positive attitude to learning. Children benefit from the educational programmes that leaders and staff have planned for them. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
are making good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff targets more precisely on how they can improve the quality of their teaching.
- 30 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 8 August 2019Good
- 25 March 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Stars Pdn
- 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.