Brightstart Montessori Nursery, Scottow
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Scottow for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:50 to 15:20, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2008, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 15 funded hours per week for all 3 and 4 year olds; up to 30 funded hours per week for eligible working families; up to 15 funded hours per week for some 2 year olds from families who receive extra support.
Worth knowing. Weekly Chargeable Extras apply: £12.50 per week for 1-3 days, £25.00 per week for 4-5 days. Waived for children with a 2 year old disadvantaged funding code. Twilight sessions at Scottow available for funded 3 and 4 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
NR10 5AQWhat 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, 17 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to enter this warm and nurturing nursery. Staff greet them with a warm and enthusiastic welcome and create a stimulating environment with engaging activities that spark children's curiosity. Children understand and respond well to the high expectations set by staff, who act as calm, reassuring role models.
Staff speak to children with respect and take a gentle, attentive approach. They consistently offer praise and encouragement, recognising each child's achievements. Children are impeccably well behaved and are kind and considerate to their peers, share and take turns and offer help to one another during activities.
Children are deeply engaged throughout their play while using Montessori equipment. For example, they carefully trace sandpaper letters with their fingers as they match each letter to the corresponding object. They show high levels of concentration as they skilfully transfer water using a large dropper. These activities support the development of coordination and strengthen fine motor skills effectively. Staff support children to develop their early literacy skills and express their imaginations. Children excitedly gather around staff and re-enact the story of
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the arrangements for staff training to further develop their teaching skills and raise the already good quality of education to the highest possible level.
- 17 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 22 November 2019Good
- 26 November 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brightstart Montessori Nursery, Scottow
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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