Full-day nursery in Upper Deal, Kent
Bright Sparks Child Care Centre
The Aaron Jo Danton Memorial Building, Warden House School, Birdwood Avenue, DEAL, CT14 9SF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2004Reference EY293741Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Aaron Jo Danton Memorial Building, Warden House School, Birdwood Avenue, DEAL, CT14 9SF · More nurseries in CT14
Stations
- Deal18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbey Close, The Magnet and St Leonard's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bright Sparks Child Care Centre is a full-day nursery at The Aaron Jo Danton Memorial Building, Warden House School, Birdwood Avenue, DEAL, CT14 9SF, in Upper Deal, Kent. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sparks Child Care CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Warden House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Hornbeam Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Sandown School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Goodwin Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bright Sparks Child Care Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Child Care Centre Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Child Care Centre take?
Bright Sparks Child Care Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Sparks Child Care Centre?
Deal is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Child Care Centre?
You can call 01304 389852.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY293741 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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