Brightstart Childcare & Education
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Woodgrange Avenue for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2025. Open since 2006, with 30 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 Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent 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
HA3 0XFWhat 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, 14 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into this setting by the kind and friendly staff. As children arrive, parents and staff engage in a detailed handover to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of care. This supports children to settle quickly. Staff show interest, ask questions and listen to children as they happily enter. Staff provide children with quality learning resources that are available for them to self-select and initiate their own learning.
Children behave well in the setting. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and implement clear boundaries and rules for children to follow independently. Children are encouraged to manage small conflicts. For example, they manage turn taking by using sand timers. Staff promote children's critical thinking to foster problem-solving skills This helps to develop children's selfconfidence and promotes a curious and enthusiastic approach to learning. Staff effectively model positive interactions with each other and the children. They are polite and kind at all times, which creates a calm and happy environment for children to thrive in.
The carefully planned curriculum is closely aligned with the developmental needs of the children who attend. Staff develop close, nurturing relationships with children and ensure that they understand each child as an individual. This supports children to make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their questioning skills so that children have time to think, respond and enhance their communication skills further n target staff training incisively to further improve the already good standard of teaching and enhance staff knowledge and skills over time.
- 14 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 June 2019Outstanding
- 10 February 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brightstart Childcare & Education
- 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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