Brightsparks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in South Croydon for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2008, with 58 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 Croydon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Croydon 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
CR2 8PRWhat 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, 15 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff in the nursery offer children a warm welcome. Families are greeted with smiles, and children settle quickly. Activities are imaginative, which helps children to concentrate and be more motivated to learn. Children play in bright and clean rooms. Resources are well considered and accessible for children.
Leaders create a feeling of support and nurture, and there is an emphasis on partnership throughout the nursery. Staff know children well, each being able to describe their key children with certainty. Children benefit from good attachments to staff. They show independence and have the confidence to try new things. Staff offer children genuine praise and reward for their positive behaviour. This motivates children and promotes their well-being.
Staff work hard to include all children. For example, children take part in enrichment activities with outside providers. They learn sign language through song and rhyme, which helps their communication and language development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- follow children's interest and fascinations more closely, to extend their engagement in their learning further n support children to think and be creative, such as by using language for thinking and allowing them processing time.
- 15 March 2023Good
- 24 August 2017Good
- 4 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brightsparks Day Nursery
- 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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