Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

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Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon is a service that takes its Ofsted requirements and early years education objectives seriously, while providing parents with a service in which they can feel confident and positive.

Professionals are experienced in safeguarding and make the most of a wide range of play activities and resources to see children develop. There is also a strong focus on physical development and nutrition, supported by a well-balanced food menu.

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Care Provided by Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Laura Symons (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 13
  • Total Places for Children
  • 49
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, Christmas & 5 working days

Funding & Fees Guide for Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

  • Under 2’s are based on a day rate of £76.00 / over 2’s £73.75

  • All funding is available. Full fee info is on our website

Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon Reviews (94)

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Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10, based on 37 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has 94 reviews.

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Review from Stephanie G (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My children have been coming to Bright Sparks since 2019 and when they finish this summer it will be the end of a special era. I honestly cannot fault the nursery, the facilities and the staff. I have always found members of staff to be open, helpful, pro-active, considerate and supportive. The security
of the premises is great - being nestled within the high school grounds, the nursery is regularly being updated with new equipment / fresh decoration and garden furniture. Management are very understanding and supportive whenever there are special arrangements relating to my child and communication is very strong.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and recommendation! It really means a lot to us!


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Review from Svetlana K (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery , the staff are warm ,very welcoming , professional and attentive ! My child loves going there every day . We've seen great progress in our child's development.
Would highly recommend!

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and recommendation! It really means a lot to us!


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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't be happier with the care and attention my child receives at this nursery! The staff are incredibly warm, welcoming, and professional, always making sure my little one feels safe and supported. The activities and learning programs are engaging, and I can see how much my child has grown and
developed since starting here. The environment is bright, clean, and full of fun, encouraging creativity and exploration. I truly appreciate how communicative and involved the team is, keeping me updated on milestones and progress. It's a wonderful place where children are nurtured and given the tools to thrive. Highly recommend!

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and recommendation! It really means a lot to us!


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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Brightsparks Old Coulsdon since Jan 2023. The staff have always been very communicative with us as parents, from drop off to collection and with the daily diaries inbetween. The nursery is really well run by management. We are confident sending him each day as know he has a
super time with both structured play and learning.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, and recommendation!


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Review from D C (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We're so happy with Brightsparks. The staff are caring and attentive, creating a safe and nurturing environment. My daughter loves attending, has grown in confidence, and enjoys the engaging activities. It's a fantastic nursery that I highly recommend.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, and recommendation!


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Review from Q Z (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at brightsparks in Old Coulsdon for over a year now and she loves it. The nursery manager is great and listens to your concerns. The staff are lovely and friendly and my daughter loves it.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!.


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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend Brightsparks enough. All three of my children have attended, and over the years the level of care has not faulted. I feel the children have definitely benefitted from attending a smaller setting; the staff know the children's likes and dislikes and are always encouraging them to try
something new.
The facilities and resources are also constantly being refreshed.
Communication from management is great and any worries are addressed immediately.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!.


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Review from Clare H (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are wonderful and always doing to much with the children, all the messy play I would worry about doing at home because of the mess he gets to experience here.My son loves his key worker and the weekly sing and sign they get to do.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!.


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Review from N D (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My oldest attended Brightsparks from 2017 and I quickly enrolled my youngest when she was born in 2021. I didn't want my second to attend any other nursery as I knew she would be well looked after. All the staff are so caring and quickly learn your children's likes and dislikes.
I will be sad when
my eldest leaves this year but I know they have given my daughter the building blocks to be a happy confidential little girl when she starts big school.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!.


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Review from Lauren J (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started at this nursery when she was nine months old and from the very beginning we've all been so happy we chose here. The staff are all brilliant and really build lovely bonds with the children. We've always been so happy with every key worker our daughter has had, to the point where
she still runs to her very first key worker she had. The app is great and updated well. The food provided is of great quality so we know our daughter really eats well. I honestly believe a large part of her development has been as a result of going to this nursery so thank you so much to all at Brightsparks!

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!.


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Review from E L (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children go to Brightsparks and they love it! The staff are very friendly and clearly care about the children. Staff have always been very supportive of the difference between home and nursery and try to follow habits and routines. Overall this is a great nursery and at a reasonable rate when
compared to other nurseries in the area.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from Tim J (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been coming to Brightsparkes since he was 18months, the staff are always super kind and encouraging for our children. My son loves his key worker and coming to see his friends each day. Keep up the great work team!

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from Ali K (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been with the nursery since February 2022 and loves it there. She has required some extra SEND support which has been delivered by the staff extremely well and has put us at ease and really helped with our daughter's confidence and development. All the staff are lovely, friendly and
approachable and our daughter really enjoys her days at nursery. The app to keep an eye on what they get up to is also really handy and helps us with conversation when she comes home. Would highly recommend Brightsparks to anyone, we'll miss it when our daughter leaves later this year.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from S J (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son really enjoys his time in the preschool room and has a very relationship with the staff members, as a nursery they continue to evolve to the needs of the children, adding more facilities and activities.

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Review from M K (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a brilliant nursery, such a clean, happy environment for all of the children.
The staff are always so helpful and have really helped my daughter develop since she has been going since she was 9 months old.
I feel at total ease leaving my daughter in the care of all of the staff. I would definitely
recommend to all!

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from S D (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We chose this nursery because of the great levels of communication and not disappointed a year onwards. My son loves it there, he has a lot of fun and the staff are very welcome very friendly, warm and welcoming.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from A M (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery - our child is well looked after, happy, healthy and loves going there. So much so she doesn't want to leave!! The staff are all brilliant and hold themselves to high standards. The facilities are clean and well equipped. Activities are well thought-out and evidently very fun as our
child loves to come home and tell us about them! Would recommend 100%.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate your recommendation!


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Review from Ryan C (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We really love it here at Brightsparks Old Coulsdon - we've always felt welcomed, informed and reassured that our son is well looked after every day. Our son likes to go to nursery every day and has bonded with the staff. The manager is brilliant at email communications, explaining updates and keeping
us all informed. The parent app is always well updated, and Masie does a great job at explaining daily activities and exciting events that the kids get up to. We are so grateful for all the team's hard work.
Thank you Brightsparks Old Coulsdon.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your review! I am so happy to hear your love Brightsparks Old Coulsdon.


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Review from C A (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I contacted Brightsparks (Old Coulsdon) after my daughter failed to settle after 6 weeks of trying at a different establishment. I was absolutely gutted because on paper it ticked all the boxes, but my little girl was unhappy. Another mum and I struck up a conversation in a park and she recommended
Old Coulsdon. I called them and we haven't looked back since. My daughter settled on her very first visit! I was adamant they would not be able to get her down with a no contact nap, she was napping with all the other babies within two days. She was happy, comfortable and safe. She is still there and we are still very impressed with the care and attention she is given. We've since had another baby and she also attends. Yes the staff have changed over the years, but the care and attention to detail have remained. Would highly recommend them.

Reply from Emma Jones, Managing Director at Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation! I am so happy your family are so happy at Brightsparks!


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Review from Stephen G (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our boy has flourished being at Brightsparks, Coulsdon. He can't wait every morning to see his teachers and friends. Everyone at the organisation is approachable and friendly. We couldn't be happier.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.912)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10 for Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 37 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 37 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.912 for Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon is calculated as follows: ( (407 Excellents x 5) + (33 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 443 Ratings = 4.912

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon is based on 37 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 49 number of registered child places is 9.8, which has been reached with 37 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon

What is the Age Range of Children that Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon accepts?

Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon Open?

Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon is open: Monday 07:45-18:00, Tuesday 07:45-18:00, Wednesday 07:45-18:00, Thursday 07:45-18:00, Friday 07:45-18:00.

How many Children does Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon have capacity for?

Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has capacity for a total of 49 Children.

How far is Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon to the centre of Coulsdon?

1.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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