Full-day nursery in Half Acres, Wakefield
Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd
Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2022Reference 2698798Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places150 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EW · More nurseries in WF10
Stations
- Castleford6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Glasshoughton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Smawthorne Avenue, Hugh Street and Lisheen Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Smawthorne Park1 min walk
- Quarry Park6 min walk
- Valley Gardens7 min walk
- King George's Field9 min walk
- Leeds Road Recreational Park10 min walk
- Playground2 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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 Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EW, in Half Acres, Wakefield. It is registered for 150 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd.
Run by Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 0.3 miles
- Half Acres Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Castleford Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- The Grange School ages 5–14 0.9 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 Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 24 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd take?
Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 150 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd?
Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd is run by Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd?
Castleford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd?
You can call 01977 552782.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2698798 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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