Brightsparks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Coulsdon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2025. Open since 2009, with 62 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
CR5 1ESWhat 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, 3 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff continue to provide children with high-quality education and care. They design a stimulating and age-appropriate curriculum that reflects their inclusive approach to teaching. For instance, when staff observe children's interests in imaginative play, they incorporate this into their planning. During an activity, children show perseverance and strong concentration skills while building their
'houses'. They enthusiastically announce to staff, 'We are builders'. Children are motivated to learn.
Staff provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and who speak English as an additional language with good support. They ensure that these children thrive in their learning environments. Staff's commitment includes liaising with parents, carers and other professionals to help children to have better outcomes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan more opportunities to enhance children's vocabulary by introducing them to a richer and broader language n provide children with clear explanations about how their actions affect themselves and others.
- 3 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 February 2020Good
- 13 November 2014Outstanding
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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.