What Ofsted grade does Bright Stars have?

Bright Stars was rated Good at its inspection on 16 August 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Bright Stars take?

Ofsted registers Bright Stars for 33 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Plymouth has 58.

How much does Bright Stars cost?

Bright Stars sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Bright Stars 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 Stars how it offers them.

When was Bright Stars last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bright Stars on 16 August 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bright Stars?

Nearby in PL7: Willow Childcare, Chaddlewood Pre-school and Woodies Out Of School Club, Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood.

Bright Stars

Day nursery in Plymouth, PL7.

Yealmpstone Farm Primary School, Meadowfield Place, Plymouth, PL7 1XQ

33 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

51 of 64 in our Plymouth ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 16 August 2021

Ofsted grades for Bright Stars, inspection of 16 August 2021
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.

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What a place could cost

Bright Stars sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, 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	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Bright Stars against Plymouth

	Bright Stars	Plymouth average
Places	33	58
Ofsted outcome	Good	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bright Stars

What Ofsted grade does Bright Stars have?: Bright Stars was rated Good at its inspection on 16 August 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bright Stars take?: Ofsted registers Bright Stars for 33 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Plymouth has 58.
How much does Bright Stars cost?: Bright Stars sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Bright Stars 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 Stars how it offers them.
When was Bright Stars last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bright Stars on 16 August 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bright Stars?: Nearby in PL7: Willow Childcare, Chaddlewood Pre-school and Woodies Out Of School Club, Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood.

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.