Bright Start Nurseries Ltd.
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Aylesbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2004, with 112 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 Buckinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Buckinghamshire 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
HP19 7HTWhat 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, 4 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in this warm, welcoming nursery. They have secure attachments with the kind and caring staff. Children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities and enjoy their time at the setting. They show high levels of engagement in activities of their own choosing. For example, children use various construction vehicles as they play, and mix sand with water for diggers to move.
Children behave well and enjoy playing alongside their friends during role play. For example, they collaborate well as they use a microwave in the home corner. Babies develop their physical skills as they navigate wooden bridges and bang on musical instruments. Children experience a range of sensory activities. For example, older toddlers run their fingers through oats and manipulate play dough as they make
'Gruffalo crumble'. Children make good progress, preparing them well for the next stage of development or school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the outside area to increase the learning opportunities for children, particularly for those who prefer learning outdoors n extend children's good mathematical skills, supporting staff to recognise and build on the opportunities that occur in children's everyday play and activity.
- 4 March 2022Good
- 14 February 2017Good
- 5 May 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Start Nurseries Ltd.
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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