Bright Sparks Child Care Centre
The Aaron Jo Danton Memorial Building, Warden House School, Birdwood Avenue, Deal, CT14 9SFWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 25 June 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bright Sparks Child Care Centre sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Bright Sparks Child Care Centre against Deal
| Bright Sparks Child Care Centre | Deal average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 26 | 43 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bright Sparks Child Care Centre
- What Ofsted grade does Bright Sparks Child Care Centre have?
- Bright Sparks Child Care Centre was rated Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bright Sparks Child Care Centre take?
- Ofsted registers Bright Sparks Child Care Centre for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Deal has 43.
- How much does Bright Sparks Child Care Centre cost?
- Bright Sparks Child Care Centre sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Bright Sparks Child Care Centre offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bright Sparks Child Care Centre how it offers them.
- When was Bright Sparks Child Care Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bright Sparks Child Care Centre on 25 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bright Sparks Child Care Centre?
- Nearby in CT14: Creative Minds Nursery, Deal Nursery and Forest School, Treetops Pre-school.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.