Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool

STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Didcot OX11 0QX
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8.5 70 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool, Didcot
This friendly and convenient nursery provides safe and warm environments for children in Didcot and the surrounding area; caring for families of STFC as well as the local community.

The Nursery has been awarded 'Good (Jan 2023) in all 4 areas by Ofsted. To read the glowing report please visit their website.

The nursery offers a team of skilled early years professionals who are dedicated to protecting the wellbeing of children in their care and pursuing a proven curriculum of early years learning. The nursery provides regular extracurricular activities such as Forest School and Bright Horizons' Growing Programme, which includes Growing Readers, Writers and Mathematicians, which has been designed to prepare children for their transition to school.

Children also have access to a well-resourced outdoor space in all weathers. An excellent nutritionally balanced menu, prepared by the on-site chef, has been carefully planned with a professional nutritionist and offers children many opportunities to experience different types of flavours.

The garden has recently undergone a full refurbishment.

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Care Provided by Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hannah (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 63
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays
  • Parking

  • Parking available on site.


Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool Reviews (70)

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Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.528) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool has 70 reviews.

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Review from Megan C (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars is a fabulous nursery. The staff look after the children so well, they have a great range of activities and a lovely menu for lunch.
My eldest attended the nursery for 3 and a half years and now my youngest has just started.
We completely trust the staff to look after the children as
if they were their own and both of them have been/are very happy there.
I cannot recommend this nursery enough.

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Review from A M Z (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending Little Stars Nursery for the last three months part-time. Other than our initial worry on the first day of nursery we have never looked back. At the end of his session, we are always greeted by wonderful staff and a happy baby. We are very pleased that we chose Little Stars
as their service is indeed outstanding.

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Review from Susan C (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has moved from another nursery in the last couple of weeks and with the help of staff and management it has been smooth and seamless transition he's very happy and made new friends quickly.

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Review from Jennette O (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars is truly outstanding. We moved our son from another nursery to Little Stars and he has settled so quickly here, is cared for incredibly well, is stimulated on a daily basis and is developing so well thanks to this nursery. It is clean, tidy and the communication with parents is excellent.
An outstanding nursery.

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Review from Anusha R (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves going to his nursery. He has a wonderful relationship with the carers in his section and he gives them a big smile when he meets them. They have slowly got him to be a less fussy eater and he learns a lot from the nursery. I am so glad he loves being there.

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Review from Rosie A (Mother of Child) published on 9 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars have been so welcoming to our 11-month-old son and us. They are always professional but kind and friendly with that. We are so happy we chose Little Stars and would highly recommend to others.

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Review from H E (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son currently attends Little Stars and is our 3rd child to do so. He is only 18 months but talks about his key worker at home and had clearly developed a good bond. All staff are so friendly and caring and accommodating too. (E.g when sorting out an extra day). We have been really pleased to use
Little Stars for all 3 children.

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Review from Vicki S (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff have been fabulous in the lead up to our child starting at the nursery. The communication has been fantastic and the staff have been very reassuring. The settling in period and first few days of nursery have been a stress free and we couldn’t be happier!

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Review from Michelle (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are lovely and my daughter enjoys going to nursery and commonly doesn't want to stop playing to come home. The children get to do a variety of activities and appear to be able to choose what they want to do such as playing outside or being inside.

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Review from Terry A (Father of Child) published on 21 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I admit two years ago when my son started at the nursey I was concerned that being owned by Bright Horizons meant it would be too corporate, focused on business and making money rather than the care & development of my son.


I’m glad to say I was so wrong.

He absolutely loves going here, has always

formed a good bond with his care workers and the staff are just excellent; planning plenty of activities to engage his development, mentally as well as socially. Despite the mess during the day, the place is always clean and tidy at close of play.


There's a weekly emailed newsletter, which has good content of activities, showing the L&D focus for the coming week, as well as staff holidays and cover, and of course the weekly menu. The food is home-made, cooked daily, so not processed and packed with preservatives and salt. It's balanced and healthy, and he obviously enjoys it given the reports when I collect him.


I couldn't recommend Little stars more highly!! Excellent across the board!!


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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars Nursery is an outstanding nursery with exemplary staff. It's been a nurturing, supportive, safe and exciting place for all my babies to grow and develop into the amazing little people they are now, guided along the way by professional and dedicated people.


I am so thankful I have

given my children the best start they could ever have in life by being part of Little Stars. They have progressed through the nursery starting as caterpillars and becoming beautiful butterflies, whilst care has been taken to ensure each child is ready for the next step. The process to get the children ready for school, including initiatives like ‘school days’, ‘PE classes’ and ‘graduation’ is fantastic. This helps to equip them with the skills and behaviours they need to help them flourish in a new environment/routine.


My son’s keyworker inspired his imagination by facilitating his thinking, engaging his mind and listening to his questions. She encouraged him to take risks and she supported him when and if he struggled.


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Review from Ting Z (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been very impressed with the care and learning activities Litter Star has provided. Every staff member we've met at the nursery is friendly, patient and energetic. My son is so happy to go to the nursery since we transferred to Litter Star. I would not hesitate to recommend Litter Star to anyone.

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Review from Tom B (Father of Child) published on 10 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending Little Stars for nearly one year since the age of 1. We have been extremely impressed with the nursery - it offers an excellent balance between professionalism and friendliness. The staff are very caring and understanding of both children and worried/tired/etc parents!
Would strongly recommend to any parent and little ones.

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Review from Jack L (Father of Child) published on 9 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my son started his first day in Little Stars Nursery, he has become a very happy boy. He loves going to nursery every time and he even did not want to go home when I pick him up in the afternoon. I can see the reasons because the key person looks after him very well. Every time I pick up my son,
my son is so clean and tidy although he plays in the garden and sands very often. He went to two different nurseries before coming to Little Stars and his bib was always wet when I met him in the afternoon. However, it doesn't happen here in Little Stars. His bib is always dry when I pick him up. The staff in Little Stars are very friendly and full of energy. They are very responsible and reliable. I can leave my son there without any worries. So highly recommend Little Stars nursery.

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Review from Steve B (Father of Child) published on 2 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars nursery have provided a secure and supported learning opportunity for both of my children. Both have enjoyed going to the nursery and have thrived in the broad learning environment. They have been exposed to many things they would not have experienced had they been solely at home. The nursery
staff work incredibly hard to develop their range of learning activities some of which take advantage of being on the Harwell Campus.
Examples of this would be short trips to visitor centres on the RAL site and forest school. I have had no reservation recommending the nursery in the past, nor am I likely to in the future.

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Review from Marco G (Father of Child) published on 1 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff at the nursery are very kind with the child. Our son gets used to going to the nursery very quickly and now enjoy to go there. There is good communication with the parents on the progress and the future activities related to the required development of the child.

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Review from H I (Father of Child) published on 20 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Before my daughter started at Little Stars Nursery we were very worried about how she would get used to the nursery because she can't speak or understand English.
However, after her first session, we knew we didn't need to worry about her because she said that she had enjoyed the nursery very much.
Unfortunately, her language ability hasn't improved very much, but we would like to thank the staff members of Little Stars Nursery as they always speak to my daughter even though she can't really reply in English.
We think such an attitude is very important to make children relax and enjoy the nursery.

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Review from Anna A (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Stars is a great nursery! My son absolutely loves going to nursery and it's a sign how great of a place for him to be in. They do such a wide range of activities with the children. I would really struggle to keep up at home!

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Review from C K (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very happy with every aspect of the nursery care because my two are happy. That's all that needs to be said.

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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with our experience with Little Stars Nursery.
Both of our girls come here.
The oldest has now gone through several home bases.
It is great to see them do age-appropriate activities and be able to learn through play.
The older ones also have direct access to a nice big garden which
is very well equipped - a sand pit, mud kitchen, a mound - plenty of things to keep them busy outdoors.
Overall we are very happy.

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Current Review Score: 8.5 (8.528)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.5 (8.528) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 out of 5 from 6 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 4.452 for Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (68 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (7 Poors x 2) + (5 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.452

  • 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 4.076 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is based on 6 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 = 3.6

    • 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 63 number of registered child places is 12.6. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.6 = 0.476

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2019

Recipient: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Ltd

Date: Tuesday 30 Apr 2019 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2018

Recipient: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Ltd

Date: Thursday 01 Mar 2018 More details

Top 10 Large Nursery Groups 2017

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Meet the Team (2)

Hannah

Hannah

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hannah has a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies and has worked in the baby room at Little Stars since July 2000. She started as a Nursery Nurse in the baby room and has worked her way up to Room Leader. Hannah also has experience as a Deputy Manager and steps up when required.


Claire

Claire

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi, my name is Claire and I am the Nursery Manager of Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool.


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