Full-day nursery in Efford, Plymouth
Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD
Mount Carmel Church, 71 Stott Close, PLYMOUTH, PL3 6HA · 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 June 2010Reference EY411404Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 2025Food 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
Mount Carmel Church, 71 Stott Close, PLYMOUTH, PL3 6HA · More nurseries in PL3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Plym View Primary School, Wandle Place and Manifold Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Efford Valley Wildlife park4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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 Children's Centre LTD is a full-day nursery at Mount Carmel Church, 71 Stott Close, PLYMOUTH, PL3 6HA, in Efford, Plymouth. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- High View School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Laira Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Austin Farm Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Lipson Vale Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- St Edward's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Compton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Leigham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD Good at its inspection on 2 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD take?
Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD?
You can call 01752 225115 and visit www.brightsparkschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY411404 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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