What Ofsted grade does Brighteyes have?

Brighteyes was rated Good at its inspection on 23 May 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Brighteyes take?

Ofsted registers Brighteyes for 53 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cornwall has 45.

How much does Brighteyes cost?

Brighteyes 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 Brighteyes 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 Brighteyes how it offers them.

When was Brighteyes last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Brighteyes on 23 May 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Brighteyes?

Nearby in PL25: Naturally Learning Charlestown, Minibugs St Austell, Baby Bugs Nursery.

Brighteyes

Day nursery in Cornwall, PL25.

43 North Street, St. Austell, PL25 5QE

53 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

112 of 152 in our Cornwall ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 23 May 2022

Ofsted grades for Brighteyes, inspection of 23 May 2022
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

Brighteyes 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.

Brighteyes against Cornwall

	Brighteyes	Cornwall average
Places	53	45
Ofsted outcome	Good	87% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Brighteyes

What Ofsted grade does Brighteyes have?: Brighteyes was rated Good at its inspection on 23 May 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Brighteyes take?: Ofsted registers Brighteyes for 53 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cornwall has 45.
How much does Brighteyes cost?: Brighteyes 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 Brighteyes 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 Brighteyes how it offers them.
When was Brighteyes last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Brighteyes on 23 May 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Brighteyes?: Nearby in PL25: Naturally Learning Charlestown, Minibugs St Austell, Baby Bugs Nursery.

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.