Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme

Rusholme Sure Start Centre, Great Western Street, Rusholme, Manchester M14 4HA
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  • Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme, Manchester
Brighter Beginnings Rusholme is a vibrant nursery dedicated to providing high-quality childcare and education in a nurturing environment. Following its recent Ofsted inspection on 27th February 2024, the nursery continues to uphold its reputation for offering exceptional care to all children.

A standout feature at Rusholme is its Forest School, Brighter Blossoms, where children are encouraged to connect with nature and learn through outdoor exploration. This unique opportunity allows children to develop confidence, independence, and a love for the natural world while building essential skills through hands-on experiences.

The staff at Brighter Beginnings Rusholme are committed to fostering a warm, inviting atmosphere, forming strong bonds with the children to ensure they feel safe, happy, and engaged. The curriculum is carefully planned to promote curiosity and creativity, allowing children to explore their interests while developing key skills in a fun and supportive environment.

With its focus on personal growth and a love for learning, Brighter Beginnings Rusholme provides an enriching start to children's educational journeys, ensuring they are well-prepared for the future.

Type of Service

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

Person in Charge

  • Elaine Elliott (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Total Places for Children

  • 85

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full day 8.00am till 5.30pm £75.00
    Morning 8.00am till 1.00pm £50.00
    Afternoon 1.00pm till 5.30pm £47.00

  • Government funded places, Tax Free Childcare, Universal Credit and Sponsored places are all available. Discounts may apply, please refer to manager.
    We offer early morning drop off at 7.30am and a late pick up at 6pm for an additional cost.

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

  • There is a car park and also road side parking.

Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme Reviews (99)

9.7

Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.745) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme has 99 reviews.

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Review from A G (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme. The staff are always friendly and welcoming and our child is thrilled to go to nursery every day. It is evident that she loves being there but what is also evident is that the staff love being there too!
You can also see the love
the staff have for my daughter and the love she has for them. There are cuddles every morning when she arrives and cuddles at going home time too. It will be sad when our daughter starts school nursery in the autumn. We'll miss all the staff so much. Thank you for all you do for our child.
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Review from T B (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Good nursery, the staff made us feel really welcome when we were shown around and now my son has joined. My son's nursery worker is really nice and lets me know every day when I come to collect my son how he has got on. I have noticed my son is speaking more and he has no problem at home when its time
to brush his teeth because they teach the children this at nursery too.
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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started nursery at the beginning of January, and she settled in straight away. Her speech has come on amazingly in the time she has been at the nursery, which is fantastic. She looks forward to going to nursery and has made new friends. I am pleased with her progress and happy that I have
chosen this nursery for my child.
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Review from Cinique C (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attended this nursery before going to school. The staff are very caring, professional, communicate very well with parents. My daughter would be very excited to go to nursery.
The staff interacted very well with her and did activities of all kinds with her as well as outings. My daughter
settled very well with the staff and other children. Staff are very friendly, kind and show interest in my daughter's learning and would inform me of the learning activities she did during the day. I would highly recommend this nursery. Very pleased.
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Review from Judith S (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child started 5 months ago and so far everything has been good. The staff are friendly and make sure that my child is comfortable. He has been making good progress and learning different things, learning to play and be around other children. The staff always inform me of what he has done for the
day and how he has been around other children. I hope he will continue to make good progress around the nursery.
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Review from Chevonne S (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started this nursery in April 19 and I have seen my son flourish and grow into his personality and become his own person. My family didn’t know that he had started nursery but could see a difference in him as he has come out of his shell and is talking more, interacting with other children and
singing more. I would recommend this nursery as the staff are friendly and helpful and there are many different activities for the children to do eg trips out, baking, sand and water play and I cannot forget messy play.
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Review from Abdirashid M (Father of Child) published on 29 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started Rusholme Brighter Beginning Nursery in Sept 2018, the staff are really outstanding, friendly, helpful and very kind to my son, This is an excellent nursery I will definitely recommend.
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Review from Nang A (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Brighter Beginnings is a great nursery. Both of my children went there. Currently, my younger son is still in nursery. Since then, I have peace of mind for my children as a mother. I like the way the nursery is managed, the care given to the children and the respect to the parents. I like the way they
spread the free funding care hours over the weekday so my children are used to the habit of getting up and ready to school every morning. It is also very helpful to extend the hours according to your routine.
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Review from Saira M (Mother of Child) published on 1 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been in this nursery since September 2018. Staff are very helpful and cooperative. They help my child to support in his learning. I highly recommend this nursery to my friends.
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Review from Natasha T (Mother of Child) published on 1 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend this nursery, my son is always excited to come here every day and he has also made friends.
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Review from Fatma S (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child is very happy at nursery, they are learning well here at this nursery. I am happy they come to this nursery.
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Review from Fayad A (Father of Child) published on 24 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have very few relatives and friends so our daughter barely gets any interaction with other people. Since joining the nursery, she has built a strong, curious and developing personality. Her passion for a lot of things around art, music, sports, games and other mentally stimulating activity is outstanding
in our view.
I really cannot praise this nursery enough for the amount of care they have given my daughter. Thank you.
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Review from Habib G (Father of Child) published on 24 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
It seems a good place to stay for children, it seems a first place where they start learning. They help and a wide vision for the place.
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Review from T T (Mother of Child) published on 23 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3-year-old son has been going to this nursery for a year and he absolutely loves it. The nursery has very friendly staff. A lot of different toys to explore and they do a lot of other activities (taking the kids outside, to a museum, airport). They have Forest School which is very enjoyable to my
child and my other little one 1-year-old daughter also joined the same nursery and she settled there very well. When my kids are at nursery I know they are in good hands. They are always happy there are in good hands. They are always happy there playing a lot, learning new skills. Highly recommended.
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Review from Ahmed A (Grandfather of Child) published on 18 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are fantastically friendly and always very courteous.
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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy and satisfied with the way my daughter has progressed since she started nursery. The staff are very friendly and supportive.
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Review from Sumaira A (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The environment is really satisfactory.
Staff are really helpful and good with behaviour. Good place to drop your child off to learn.
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Review from Michelle B (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am happy with my daughter's progress and her speech has greatly improved.
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Review from Embaba H (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
In my opinion, the nursery is very good with my child because she will very happy when we come here. She likes exploring the resources the kitchen area.
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Review from Aadil R (Father of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good, friendly staff and very good towards my daughter.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.745)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.745) out of 10 for Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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 4.745 for Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme is calculated as follows: ( (241 Excellents x 5) + (78 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 321 Ratings = 4.745
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, Rusholme is based on 27 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 85 number of registered child places is 17, which has been reached with 27 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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 (5)

Elaine

Elaine

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2011

As the Nursery Manager at Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, I am passionate about creating an inclusive and nurturing environment where all children can thrive. With my NNEB qualification and a Chartered Manager degree, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to my role, ensuring that our nursery upholds the highest standards of care and education.


Having been with Brighter Beginnings for over 10 years, I have developed a deep understanding of our community and the unique needs of the children and families we serve. I am dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for every child, fostering their development through tailored activities that promote their individual strengths and interests.


As the Designated Safeguarding Lead, I prioritize the safety and well-being of all children in our care, creating a secure environment where they can explore and learn with confidence. I am equally committed to the well-being of our staff, believing that a supported and motivated team is essential for providing exceptional care.


I am a hardworking and enthusiastic leader, always seeking innovative ways to enhance our practices and ensure that our nursery remains a positive and inspiring place for both children and staff. I am excited to continue making a meaningful impact at Brighter Beginnings, championing the best for all children in our care.

Emma

Emma

Job Title: Assistant Manager Joined: 2016

As the Deputy Manager at Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, I am deeply committed to fostering a nurturing and enriching environment for young learners. With a Level 3 qualification in childcare and a Level 3 SENCo certification, I have developed a comprehensive understanding of early years education and special educational needs, enabling me to support every child's unique journey.


My role as Designated Safeguarding Lead reflects my unwavering dedication to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children in our care. I believe that a safe, supportive environment is the foundation for effective learning, and I prioritize building trusting relationships with children, families, and staff.


Reliability and commitment are at the heart of my approach to teaching. I am passionate about inspiring children’s curiosity and creativity, using engaging activities to promote their social, emotional, and cognitive development. I am continuously seeking opportunities for professional growth to enhance my skills and stay updated on best practices in early years education.


I am excited to continue making a positive impact on the lives of children and their families, ensuring that every child at Brighter Beginnings has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential.

Mira

Mira

Job Title: Room Leader Joined: 2018

As a Room Leader at Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, I bring 27 years of experience in early childhood education, underpinned by a Level 4 qualification. Born in Uganda, I have a unique perspective that informs my nurturing approach to teaching and learning.


Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a strong commitment to providing a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment for all children. As the Designated Safeguarding Lead, I prioritize the well-being of every child, ensuring they feel secure and valued while fostering their individual growth.


My nurturing and reliable nature allows me to build meaningful relationships with children and their families, creating a supportive community where every child can thrive. I am passionate about instilling a love for learning through play and exploration, recognizing the importance of holistic development in these formative years.


Hard work and dedication are at the core of my professional ethos. I continually seek opportunities to enhance my skills and stay current with best practices in early years education. I am committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children, guiding them on their journey to reach their full potential.

Geraldine

Geraldine

Job Title: Room Leader Joined: 2016

As a Room Leader at Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, I bring 27 years of experience in early childhood education, demonstrating a deep commitment to fostering a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children. With a Level 5 qualification in Early Years Childhood Studies, I have a solid foundation in child development principles, which I apply daily to meet the individual needs of each child in my care.


My dedication to helping children develop their unique skills and interests is central to my teaching philosophy. I am passionate about creating engaging activities that inspire curiosity and creativity, ensuring that every child feels valued and supported on their learning journey.


I believe in a tailored approach to education that fosters self-confidence and a lifelong love for learning. By observing and understanding each child's strengths and areas for growth, I can implement strategies that encourage their development and emotional well-being.


I am excited about the opportunity to continue making a positive impact on the lives of the children at Brighter Beginnings, guiding them as they explore, learn, and grow.

Shaista

Shaista

Job Title: Room Leader Joined: 2018

My name is Shaista Zahid, and I am a dedicated Room Leader at Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery, where I have been privileged to nurture young minds for the past 6 years. Holding a Level 3 qualification, I am also the Designated Safeguarding Lead and Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO). My passion for early childhood education drives me to create a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment where every child can thrive.


As a fluent speaker of six languages, I bring a unique cultural perspective to my role, which enhances communication and fosters an appreciation for diversity among the children and families I work with. I believe that respecting and celebrating different cultures is crucial in today’s interconnected world, and I actively encourage my colleagues and the children in my care to do the same.


I pride myself on being a team player, always ready to support my colleagues and contribute to a positive working atmosphere. I am adept at adapting to challenging situations, whether it be addressing individual learning needs or navigating the complexities of safeguarding. My experience has taught me the importance of resilience and collaboration in achieving the best outcomes for our children.


I am deeply passionate about empowering children, families, and staff, ensuring that everyone feels valued and respected. My goal is to foster a nurturing environment that not only supports children's development but also builds a strong foundation for their future learning.
I am excited about the opportunity to continue making a meaningful impact in the lives of young children and their families.

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