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Brightsparks Old Coulsdon is overseen by a highly experienced Nursery Manager who has been part of the setting since it first opened in 2004. Alongside being a parent herself, she is qualified to Level 3 in Early Years Education and holds a degree in Early Years Childcare and Education. Her extensive experience and genuine enthusiasm for early childhood learning help create a warm, engaging environment where children can thrive.
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Brightsparks Old Coulsdon is overseen by a highly experienced Nursery Manager who has been part of the setting since it first opened in 2004. Alongside being a parent herself, she is qualified to Level 3 in Early Years Education and holds a degree in Early Years Childcare and Education. Her extensive experience and genuine enthusiasm for early childhood learning help create a warm, engaging environment where children can thrive.
Working closely with her is the Support Manager, who has been with Brightsparks since 2006. She also holds a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification and a degree in Early Years Childcare and Education. Together, they guide a dedicated and supportive team focused on building strong partnerships with families and encouraging every child’s individual progress.
The nursery is conveniently located for families living in Coulsdon, Whyteleafe and Caterham, offering straightforward road access and convenient transport connections for busy parents.
Brightsparks is proud to have achieved a “Good” rating from Ofsted (March 2025), recognising the quality of its care, safeguarding practices and early years education provision.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year
Minimum attendance
- 3 days per week
Full days available
YesGroup / Owner
- Brightsparks Day Nurseries
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Laura Pike & Kate Stark (Managers)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 13
Total Places for Children
- 49
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks
Consumables provided
YesConsumables provided include
Nappies, Wipes, Nappy Cream, Suncream
Also provided: Non-Food Consumables Package This Includes Nappies, Baby Wipes, Nappy Disposal, Sun Cream, Emergency Medication (Calpol, Piriton Etc) Parent Admin App, Online Day Diaries, Special Seasonal Events (Easter Hunt, Mother’S Day Tea, Graduation, Father’S Day Event, Halloween Party, Christmas And Extra-Curricular Activities (Sing & Sign, Football Etc)
Opening Times
- Monday07:45-18:00
- Tuesday07:45-18:00
- Wednesday07:45-18:00
- Thursday07:45-18:00
- Friday07:45-18:00
When Closed
- Bank Holidays, Christmas, Easter & 5 working days
Parking
- Car park on site
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£467/ month
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Please note that the fees displayed on DayNurseries.co.uk are intended as a guide only.
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9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
3 days per week
£467
4 days per week
£844
5 days per week
£1,140
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:45am to 6:00pm (10.3 hours)
- 22.4 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Nappies, Wipes, Nappy Cream, Suncream and Non-Food Consumables Package This includes Nappies, Baby wipes, Nappy Disposal, Sun Cream, Emergency Medication (Calpol, Piriton etc) Parent Admin App, Online Day Diaries, Special Seasonal Events (Easter Hunt, Mother’s Day Tea, Graduation, Father’s Day Event, Halloween Party, Christmas and Extra-Curricular Activities (Sing & Sign, Football etc)
Price without government funding: £1,131 / month (£87 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £664/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 51 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 51 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 22.4 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
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Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon Reviews (104)
Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.909) out of 10, based on 45 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has 104 reviews.
Great nursery, the staff are friendly and caring. Provides a good range of activities to engage children. Great feedback online in day book and verbally. Couldn't be happier and my daughter loves the days she attends "Highly recommend".
Great nursery, the staff are friendly and caring. Provides a good range of activities to engage children. Great feedback online in day book and verbally. Couldn't be happier and my daughter loves the days she attends "Highly recommend".
What a wonderful environment, the staff and Manager at Old Coulsdon are outstanding! Their commitment to making the children that attend the nursery happy, fulfilled and settled is 100 per cent. My grandson has thrived his communication skills, independence and confidence have grown and grown since...
Communication with parents is consistent and regular, the staff are compassionate and caring. The food is freshly cooked to a very high standard, the well-researched menus are second to none. Regular healthy snacks alongside breakfast, lunch and tea keep my grandson satisfied and energetic through the day. Thank you, girls, you do an amazing job.
Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has been a second home for our daughter. She has been attending since she was 10 months old and now, at the age of 4, she is leaving with sadness. All staff is very caring and listen to parents and concerns. We went through some phases where our daughter...
Brightsparks Day Nursery, Old Coulsdon has been a second home for our daughter. She has been attending since she was 10 months old and now, at the age of 4, she is leaving with sadness. All staff is very caring and listen to parents and concerns. We went through some phases where our daughter needed extra support and we knew we could count on all staff. Direction/management team was brilliant in addressing/resolving our concerns. We all will miss greatly the nursery and its family-like atmosphere.
Really pleased with everything. Couldn’t be happier with the care they give my son. Would recommend to anyone.
Really pleased with everything. Couldn’t be happier with the care they give my son. Would recommend to anyone.
The nursery is very clean and tidy. The food menu is excellent and the opportunities afforded to the children are exceptional. Bringing in sessions such as 'Sing and Sign' have become the highlight of the week. The staff are brilliant, very friendly and create an amazing environment to leave your...
The nursery is very clean and tidy. The food menu is excellent and the opportunities afforded to the children are exceptional. Bringing in sessions such as 'Sing and Sign' have become the highlight of the week. The staff are brilliant, very friendly and create an amazing environment to leave your little one in.
My son has been at the nursery since he was 10 months old. I could not be more thankful for the care that they show my son. They treat the children with such respect and care deeply about their development. The staff are knowledgeable and have transitioned him between rooms really well. They have...
My son has been at the nursery since he was 10 months old. I could not be more thankful for the care that they show my son. They treat the children with such respect and care deeply about their development. The staff are knowledgeable and have transitioned him between rooms really well. They have great activities on offer such as football, phonic stars and leaps and bounds which my son loves. I am so glad that I chose Brightsparks.
Very friendly and caring environment. My 2 year old thoroughly enjoys going to nursery, no one day is the same as there are always plenty of activities scheduled. Lovely extracurricular activities too from animal encounters to sing and sign lessons. The nursery menu is excellent, always a good...
Very friendly and caring environment. My 2 year old thoroughly enjoys going to nursery, no one day is the same as there are always plenty of activities scheduled. Lovely extracurricular activities too from animal encounters to sing and sign lessons. The nursery menu is excellent, always a good variety of foods throughout the day and all is healthy and homemade. The staff are all wonderful and my child is so well looked after.
My son has come on so well since starting Brightsparks, they put a lot of time and effort into helping him settle and he now loves nursery! He is growing into a very confident and happy little boy and I couldn't ask for anything more. Thank you girls.
My son has come on so well since starting Brightsparks, they put a lot of time and effort into helping him settle and he now loves nursery! He is growing into a very confident and happy little boy and I couldn't ask for anything more. Thank you girls.
Brightsparks in Old Coulsdon have been amazing. Our daughter has come so far from a shy little 2-year-old to a more confident 3-year-old. The staff are outstanding and do a brilliant job. I cannot recommend this branch enough.
Brightsparks in Old Coulsdon have been amazing. Our daughter has come so far from a shy little 2-year-old to a more confident 3-year-old. The staff are outstanding and do a brilliant job. I cannot recommend this branch enough.
You ladies are amazing, thank you for everything you have done.
You ladies are amazing, thank you for everything you have done.
The nursery is warm and welcoming to all families. They are very accommodating to the needs of all children. The time my children have been there has been safe, fun, varied learning and enriching to their whole being. The setting and the staff are lovely and my children love it there.
The nursery is warm and welcoming to all families. They are very accommodating to the needs of all children. The time my children have been there has been safe, fun, varied learning and enriching to their whole being. The setting and the staff are lovely and my children love it there.
We currently have two children at this nursery and they are extremely happy with their experience here. All members of staff are friendly, professional and very helpful.
Both our children really enjoy their time at nursery and have built up positive relationships with their key workers - they...
We currently have two children at this nursery and they are extremely happy with their experience here. All members of staff are friendly, professional and very helpful.
Both our children really enjoy their time at nursery and have built up positive relationships with their key workers - they arrive and leave nursery very happy.
All of our queries/information for our children has been dealt with quickly and efficiently by the excellent manager also.
We would recommend this nursery to any friends looking for one.
Thank you for your kind review.
Very good set up, clean and lovely, caring staff. They were very supportive during my child's settling in period. My daughter comes home happy, which shows she has had a good day.
Very good set up, clean and lovely, caring staff. They were very supportive during my child's settling in period. My daughter comes home happy, which shows she has had a good day.
Thank you for your kind review.
The staff at the nursery are lovely - caring, patient and trustworthy. They put in a lot of effort with the children to do fun activities, expose them to lots of learning opportunities and allow them to develop independence. My child has developed a strong bond with the staff and really enjoys...
The staff at the nursery are lovely - caring, patient and trustworthy. They put in a lot of effort with the children to do fun activities, expose them to lots of learning opportunities and allow them to develop independence. My child has developed a strong bond with the staff and really enjoys nursery days.
Thank you for your kind review.
Brightsparks Day Nursery in Old Coulsdon is an excellent nursery! My little girl started when she was 9 months and I was quite worried about her settling in. The staff are very experienced and they are also very helpful. I'm very glad that we have chosen Brightsparks and my little one settled in as...
Brightsparks Day Nursery in Old Coulsdon is an excellent nursery! My little girl started when she was 9 months and I was quite worried about her settling in. The staff are very experienced and they are also very helpful. I'm very glad that we have chosen Brightsparks and my little one settled in as smoothly as I could hope for. They also do a lot of interesting activities that we can't manage at home as well.
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Friendly nursery. Staff take time to find out children’s interests. Varied food menu and play activities. Children’s play activities are themed around seasons and events such as firework night and Valentine’s Day. The rooms are always kept clean and tidy. The outside play area is astroturfed and...
Friendly nursery. Staff take time to find out children’s interests. Varied food menu and play activities. Children’s play activities are themed around seasons and events such as firework night and Valentine’s Day. The rooms are always kept clean and tidy. The outside play area is astroturfed and has a good selection of toys for the relevant age groups. Outside space is a bit limited but overall, a lovely nursery and my son is very happy there.
I am so pleased with Brightsparks Nursery and all they have done for my two girls. I have used them for the last 5 years and I can highly recommend them. They keep you informed as a parent and care for the children so well. Both my girls have loved going there from the age of 6 months. I will be...
I am so pleased with Brightsparks Nursery and all they have done for my two girls. I have used them for the last 5 years and I can highly recommend them. They keep you informed as a parent and care for the children so well. Both my girls have loved going there from the age of 6 months. I will be sad when my youngest leaves to go to school next year. All of the staff have been friendly and helpful and made the children feel cared for. Thank you for all your continued work.
Our experience at Brightsparks started when we moved to the area last Sept 2017. The manager was extremely helpful and accommodating in arranging some sort of care setting for our daughter. The staff at Brightsparks were very understanding and experienced in dealing with transitioning from a...
Our experience at Brightsparks started when we moved to the area last Sept 2017. The manager was extremely helpful and accommodating in arranging some sort of care setting for our daughter. The staff at Brightsparks were very understanding and experienced in dealing with transitioning from a childminder to a nursery setting, a few months on and our daughter absolutely loves it. The nursery is a lovely, supportive setting which has really allowed our daughter to shine and grow in confidence. The children and staff alike are great, we couldn't be happier with the care and we plan on sending our second child to the nursery when the time comes.
Brightsparks at Old Coulsdon is an outstanding nursery, which we trust our daughter to. The staff is very caring for the children, and it is impossible to miss how much the children like the staff, given their proximity and interaction. Our daughter had a tough time to get used to her first nursery...
I cannot recommend more this place to allow your child their first steps into the outside World!
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Excellent nursery. My son has been going Brightsparks - Coulsdon for over 3 years and he is very happy there. Free flow play truly means free flow play and you will actually see children playing outside and indoors as they wish anytime in the day - of course in appropriate weather. Nice new toys...
Excellent nursery. My son has been going Brightsparks - Coulsdon for over 3 years and he is very happy there. Free flow play truly means free flow play and you will actually see children playing outside and indoors as they wish anytime in the day - of course in appropriate weather. Nice new toys that rotate so children are not bored. My son likes the food cooked freshly on site. Secure entry system. Staff give updates daily on my son's activities. Management responds to emails on the same day. Very happy parent.
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- 28 Mar 2024Recipient: Brightsparks Day Nurseries
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Meet the Team (1)

Our Old Coulsdon nursery is led by Laura Pike, who has worked with Brightsparks since 2004. As well as being a mother herself, Laura holds both a...
Our Old Coulsdon nursery is led by Laura Pike, who has worked with Brightsparks since 2004. As well as being a mother herself, Laura holds both a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification and a degree in Early Years Childcare and Education. Laura is an experienced and passionate childcare professional committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating early years environment.
She is supported by our Support Manager, Kate Stark, who also holds both a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification and a degree in Early Years Childcare and Education. Kate has been part of the Brightsparks team since 2006. Together, they lead a strong and caring team that works closely with families to support every child’s development.
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