Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool

STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Didcot OX11 0QX
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  • 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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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

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 (79)

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Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.775) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool has 79 reviews.

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Review from Hayley C (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children attend Little Stars and absolutely love it.
I can't speak highly enough of the staff and the care they provide for the children.
I'm always impressed with the range of activities and food available.
Throughout the pandemic, I believe the Little Stars management have worked very hard
to ensure every one is as safe as possible.
I'm so pleased my children are able to attend and benefit hugely from Little Stars.
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Review from Jessica F (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery, really great team and staff. Are so great with my little girl and go the extra mile with helping her. She loves her time at nursery so much and talks about it non stop. Great variety of activities that they do and a great variety of food for her as well.
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Review from Fiona O (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The caters at the nursery are so considerate and engaged with the children and their families. My little one loves going and always learns so much there through play. They have been super organised over COVID arrangements and safety, and I’m always 100% certain that everything is being done to the highest
standard.
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Review from Harry M (Father of Child) published on 23 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter goes to Little Stars and absolutely loves it. The staff are all really friendly and the communication with what they have been doing in the day is brilliant.
The range of food that they supply for lunches and break times is very good also. I would recommend Little Stars to anybody.
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Review from Victoria B (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our 2-year-old is very happy at Little Stars and learns new things every day she is there. She loves the staff in her room, and they do a lot of fun activities; that we don't do at home. There is a warm and friendly atmosphere between staff as well.
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Review from David W (Father of Child) published on 21 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent nursery with wonderful, friendly staff. My older son was here for three years, and my younger son has been here for another two and counting. We have never had anything other than excellent care here.
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Review from Carolyn S (Mother of Child) published on 20 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It is a year since my daughter started at Little Stars and she has thrived. She loves going in every day and enjoys all the activities available to her. She has developed excellent relationships with the staff who clearly care for the children they work with.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has attended Little Stars for nearly four years and has recently left to start school. She has loved her time at the nursery and they have done so much to help her develop. We have been happy with each of the rooms she has been in and all of the staff have been so kind and caring. They
do so many activities with the children and have a brilliant garden so they get lots of fresh air. The nursery have put a lot of work into preparing our daughter for school and putting on a lovely graduation ceremony. It is a wonderful place to send your children and I would thoroughly recommend it.
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Review from Thomas B (Father of Child) published on 24 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been at Little Stars for a couple of months now and loves it. From the start the staff have been really supportive and caring, making him feel comfortable and helping him settle. He's always happy to see them in the morning. We get plenty of information on how his days have been and our
request for using reusable nappies was accepted immediately, in fact, the staff are used to this and so we didn't have to provide any additional information.


I cannot speak highly enough of Little Stars and am so pleased that our son is in such a welcoming place.

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Review from Megan C (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
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 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
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 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.775)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.775) 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.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.902 for Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (119 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.902
  2. 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 4.873 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is based on 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.6 = 0.873
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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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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