Welcome to Bright Sparks Day Nursery and Pre-School – a place for children to play, learn and grow. Your child deserves the best care and education, here they will find an inviting environment that encourages curiosity and fun. All children who come to Bright Sparks get the tools and support they need for their healthy development.

At Bright Sparks activities are carefully designed to nurture the emotional, intellectual and physical growth of the child. Through stimulating activities and hands-on learning opportunities, children develop into bright young minds, well prepared for school and later life.

Bright Sparks Day Nursery and Pre-School offers care and education for pre-school children according to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) regulatory framework. We are registered and inspected by OFSTED (Company Number: 12840439). We prepare and serve a rotating menu of hot meals, snacks and drinks throughout the day and are registered and inspected by Environmental Health to do so. Staff are appropriately qualified as Early Years Educators and receive continuous professional training in areas such as pediatric first aid and food hygiene, as well as specific areas such as caring for babies, Special Educational Needs and Makaton sign language.

We provide a holistic approach to early childhood education, considering the needs of the child as a whole, both as an individual and within their peer group. Children at Bright Sparks have access to a range of learning experiences in well-equipped indoor and secure outdoor environments, enabling them to explore and experiment, thereby gaining confidence and a sense of the world around them. Once they leave our pre-school, they’re fully prepared for the next stage of their young lives.

Our settings are open from 8.00am until 6.00pm, Monday to Friday all year round excluding Bank Holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year. We also offer a limited number of term-time places, subject to availability. At Stoke Lodge we care for children aged three months until school reception age, at Stanbridge we accept children from two years old. In both settings care and education is provided in bespoke rooms with resources and activities appropriate to the age of children. We operate to the strictest health and safety policies and all resources and activities are regularly risk assessed.

We offer free funded hours for 2, 3 and 4 year olds including the 30 hours extended-entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds. These hours can be spread across the year or, subject to availability, booked on a termly basis. We accept tax-free childcare vouchers and all childcare vouchers.