Brightstart Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Selby for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022. Open since 2006, with 53 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 North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
YO8 8ATWhat 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.
- 26 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm, nurturing environment for children at the nursery. They show genuine care for their well-being. All children, including babies, settle with ease and build trusting relationships with staff. Children know that staff care for them. As such, they approach staff freely for cuddles. Children follow a clear curriculum.
They learn through their own interests. For example, when children show an interest in farms, staff plan exciting learning experiences. Babies experience sensory play using vegetables, such as spring onions, sprouts and courgettes.
Older children have the opportunity to grow, harvest and cook their own vegetables. Staff introduce children to the names of new and interesting vegetables to help them to extend their vocabularies
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - use what is known about children's abilities to plan group activities more precisely in order to maintain all children's engagement n build on children's understanding of learning how to keep themselves safe and caring for their play spaces.
- 4 March 2022Good
- 11 August 2016Good
- 30 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brightstart 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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