Shining Stars Day Nursery - Illingworth Road

My little boy has been attending the Shinning Stars in the baby room since he was around nine months old, and I honestly couldn't be happier with the care he receives. The staff are wonderful with him, and it's clear how much he loves going - he's excited every morning to go see all his friends! They offer such a wide range of activities, from sensory play to creative crafts, and he gets plenty of time outdoors, which he really enjoys. His confidence has grown so much, and he's tried a great variety of foods thanks to their meals. I'm so grateful for the loving, stimulating environment they provide. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone.

We're really happy with this nursery. Communication is excellent - the app keeps us updated throughout the day with photos, notes, and anything we need to know. The staff are very accommodating and always willing to work with us on any requests or concerns. They offer fantastic sensory activities that let the children get messy and really explore - our little boy absolutely loves. The food is also great, and it's reassuring to know our child is eating well-balanced meals while there. Overall, a warm, reliable, and caring

As my child struggles with new faces, I was made aware of someone no longer being his key worker, she private messaged me to prepare for this and has got me ready for the change, the nursery always has my sons best interest at heart and he's grown so much since being here

My little one, who's nearly two, has been attending Shining Stars for a while now, and we've had a really positive experience. The nursery is always clean and well-organised, and I appreciate the quiet nap room - it's lovely to know the children have a calm, comfortable space to rest. The nursery also appears to have a varied, healthy food menu. The staff are warm and friendly, and I value the verbal updates I receive at pick-up - they're always reassuring and informative.

One area that could be improved is the use of the app. Individual updates sometimes come through several days later, occasionally when my child isn't even in nursery, and there aren't many personal updates overall. It's always nice to see a happy photo of my child but even in the group posts she's not always featured. Another is that invoicing was a bit confusing to begin with. Overall, though, I can see that the team genuinely care for the children and work hard to provide a nurturing, safe environment.

Overall, our first experience of nursery has been really positive and we would recommend.

I can't thank this nursery enough for everything they've done for my two girls since January 2024. The staff go above and beyond to make them feel happy, safe, and special - it truly feels like a home away from home. Each member of staff has made a lasting impact, showing so much care, love, and patience every single day. My eldest has an incredible bond with the manager, who's known her since she was 6 months old and now at 2 treats her like one of her own. It means the world knowing my girls are surrounded by people who genuinely care. The nursery also has an amazing app where you can see what your children are doing throughout the day, which really helps calm your nerves when you're apart. I'll always be grateful for the warmth, kindness, and support they've shown our family.

Beautiful nursery, as a disabled single mother the nursery has really brought on my child leaps and bounds she is so happy there and the staff got above and beyond to keep me as in the know about everything, as a disabled mum I cannot have my child with me all day as I am unable to look after her so having her at the nursery and being looked after is amazing, it is allowing her to live her best life as well as learning and molding her into her own little person, I owe everything to shining stars they help me to be a mother and I know that she is well looked after, I honestly can't fault them in any area I love the updates they give to me on what she has eaten and when she has had an observation so well done shining stars

Iv only always had good experiences with shining stars. My 1 year old is currently in the baby room. I'm updated all day with what my baby's eaten, how she's slept and lots of pictures to see what she's been up to during the day! The staff are so friendly and my daughter absolutely loves them. She adores going to nursery.

This nursery has been nothing but great to my child, and she has come on leaps and bounds since beginning here in September. She is much more confident within herself and has taken a fond liking to Aimee!:)

Thank you massively for making such a great impact in my children's lives.

A huge thank you to the manager who again, takes the time and gets to know each child individually which i think is fantastic. Big thankyou to all the staff team who make our nursery experience stress free!

I absolutely love shinning stars nursery, my daughter has come on amazing with her her speech and learning all her colours numbers and shapes including all the other learning activities as well and they are truly amazing with helping out with potty training when I started it with my daughter, she is always talking about what happened at nursery when I pick her up and always asking to go even on the days she isn't in!! They staff are fantastic, they are friendly, very engaged with the children's learning and emotions, and handovers are amazing with the details about what's happened that's session with your child!! The nursery but most importantly that staff give off and making it like it's very homely and loving!!! The manager is amazing as well as she is anlways involved with all the rooms!! Which is fantastic, recommend shinning stars nursery to any of my friends or people looking to put their child into nursery because that nursery has done amazing things with my daughter development

Really heart warming as a parent to know how happy your child is, especially as a first time mum. Could not recommend the nursery enough :)