Bright Horizons Little Stars Nursery and Preschool

My experience of Little Stars Nursery has always been excellent. Staff are caring, helpful and informative, and always act in a professional way. The experiences they provide for the children are brilliant and they get opportunities to do things they may not get a chance to at home. I always feel like my child is being well looked after, which is a real relief. Could not ask for more.

The staff and education they provide is excellent. Staff are always willing to help and are very kind. Their support through difficult family times has been amazing and I could not have done without them. Every member of staff is like a friend and I have loved every day for care they have provided to my children. Their level of attainment achieved at the end of nursery was far above that of others in the areas.

We are completely satified with the service we have received up to date and would recommend your nursery to everyone who would be interested. Thank you for the great work and having such a friendly and safe environment for my children. Communication is brilliant between staff and to ourselves. Although we have not been able to take part, because of work commitments, the nursery offers a wide variety of options for parents to join in. Thank you.

I genuinely couldn't be happier with Little Stars! The staff are caring and attentive, the range of activities that the children undertake is wonderful, and the focus on learning (especially through play) is fantastic. Our 18 month old stands by the front door each morning until we leave and she runs to the car in anticipation. More often than not she tries to lead us to one of the play areas when we go to pick her up! The meals and snacks provided are healthy an varied. Most importantly though, we know our daughter is happy and safe there. Our daughter loves her key worker, but is equally happy and trusting with the other staff. We were so impressed that we actually increased the number of days that we went back to work specifically so that she could spend more time there, as we felt she got so much out of being there! Little Stars is simply wonderful.

Every staff member we have met has been brilliant. We have had two primary carers in the different rooms and both have been professional, loving and have clearly connected with child. More than that it feels like you are leaving your child with a caring and experienced family; you can tell that everyone is a unit working together. On top of that the level of daily reporting and communication is brilliant. You learn what their day was like and also realise that the nursery puts on a huge amount for every child. Experienced with baby led weeing, fabric nappies and all good things. Super.

We have been extremely happy with the care that the nursery has provided so far. Our daughter took very little time to settle in, thanks to the warm, caring and friendly staff. The nursery is bright, spacious and has plenty of challenging toys to stimulate curious minds. The children seem to enjoy the food and the menu is varied. The friendly staff are the main asset. We would not hesitate to recommend this nursery to friends.

We are extremely happy with the care our daughter receives at Little Stars. She really enjoys her time there and does many new and exciting activities which has really helped her learning. We really don't have any negatives about the nursery and we are hoping to get our youngest daughter into the nursery too. Keep up the great work everyone.

Little Stars is such an amazing place to start your child's educational journey! My son started at Little Stars at 5 months old and my daughter at 9 months old! They both have left nursery now as they are of school age but had to say what an incredible start they had in life due to having such passionate caring qualified experienced staff looking after them! They thrived at Little Stars and loved every minute of their 5 years there! They still love to look back on their incredible learning journey books which they could keep and retell stories of the fun times that they had and the friendships they built. The quality of care and education that the staff gave to my children was amazing and I am so proud to say that the most important people in my life are my Brighthorizons babies! I would highly recommend Little stars to anybody wanted the best for their children

She particularly enjoyed forest school and the life areas where she could exercise her imagination.

I'm really pleased with the links that were made with her new primary school which really helped to make the transition as smooth as possible. The fact that a lot of time was put into the curriculum to ensure it matched what she is now learning at school made a huge difference.

She still speaks so fondly of her time at Little Stars and we still enjoy looking at her learning story regularly.

I am genuinely grateful to all at Little Stars for nurturing my children so well. I cannot thank them enough.

Nursery location is convenient as just opposite my husband's workplace. I personally like most the staff, which I find very friendly and competent. Even if our 4 year old son experienced difficulties transitioning from one age group to another, they have offered him a lot of support, patience and care, making it easier along the way. Keep up the good job, it is certainly very much appreciated!

Excellent caring staff, that use a key person system which helped my daughter settle in very well and quickly. The key persons are very thoughtful and I've had great communication though telephone email and in person to be kept up todate, my daughter has a great relationship with her key person. Little stars has a warm welcoming environment and there is always something happening to engage the children in.

My child is very happy at Little Stars and I'm very pleased with the nursery. I love the variety of activities they do with her and the experiences that this gives her. I'm very impressed with everything they do there, I have only one minor negative comment which is that I would prefer healthier puddings - there seem to be quite regular servings of cake, crumble etc and perhaps for the very young (6 - 18months) these could be served only occasionally. Overall though, fantastic nursery and staff!

Little stars is an excellent nursery on the Rutherford Appleton Lab (RAL) site, so is very helpfully located for RAL staff. It is great value for money and our children love it. The activities are varied and imaginative; the food is excellent quality from the RAL canteen; the staff and kind, friendly and get involved with all activities. I couldn't recommend Little Stars highly enough. The one drawback with such a good nursery, though, is that the waiting list is long, so very early planning is required.

A wonderful nursery. My elder daughter has been there for over three years and my younger daughter for a year. The staff are lovely and really care about the children - I feel that I can ask them for suggestions/advice on all manner of topics relating to my girls and they also listen when I need them to do something out of the ordinary for my children. Both children love going to the nursery and have really flourished. The nursery is so popular that it does have incredibly long waiting lists. Hopefully Bright Horizons will soon be given extra space needed to expand the nursery.

Very caring staff who delight in making the nursery experience enjoyable and instructive for all the children. Drop offs and pick ups are a delight, with personal interactions and individual news of what the child has done each day. My child often speaks of what he has done and who he has played and sometimes even asks to go back whilst we are on our way home! Ask this contributes to it being a worry free experience. I can focus on work knowing that my son is well looked after.

A really great nursery. The range of activities is impressive and the staff are great. My little girl is very happy there. My son has just left the nursery to attend school. He really developed in confidence and learning during his time at nursery.

Little Stars is amazing! Both of my daughters attend Little Stars; every day they come home thrilled and excited by what they have done and achieved that day. They have formed wonderful relationships with their key workers and miss them when they are not at nursery. The staff are hard-working, dedicated, skilled and clearly love their job. Communication with parents is excellent and the good relationship between parents and the nursery means that you can bring up any subject without it feeling awkward. The feedback on our daughters' progress is comprehensive and the daily handovers vital and well done. The food menu sounds varied and healthy and healthy eating habits and table manners are encouraged in the children from an early age. The nursery has a large garden and there is a separate, smaller garden for the youngest children. Children over three get to go to forest school on site; the children spend a lot of time outdoors . Activities are varied, interesting and stimulating. I have no hesitation in recommending Little Stars to anyone who asks.

We have sent both our children here and have been very happy. Staff are friendly and genuinely involved with the individual children. What surprises me is that Little Stars didn't get an "Outstanding" from Ofsted. Should have done, I think. I would definitely recommend.

Little Stars is a lovely nursery, our daughter attended aged 1-4 and our son is there now (age 2). The staff make it a really happy and caring environment, with great attention to detail and lovely relationships with the children. They make great efforts with all activities and create imaginative and informative records of these for parents to see. They are very welcoming and there is a great mix of different nationalities among the families, which are celebrated. Highly recommended (though waiting lists are long!).