Sessional pre-school in Shenfield, Essex
Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield
49 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8NF · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
49 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8NF · More nurseries in CM15
Stations
- Shenfield7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Shorter Avenue, Hutton Road and Shenfield Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Children's Play Park playground5 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Preschool Shenfield is a sessional pre-school at 49 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8NF, in Shenfield, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Wishing Wells Day Care Ltd.
Run by Wishing Wells Day Care Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sparks Preschool ShenfieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Horizons Poppetts Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Long Ridings Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Brentwood School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Hogarth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 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 Preschool Shenfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield take?
Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield?
Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield is run by Wishing Wells Day Care Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield?
Shenfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Preschool Shenfield?
You can call 07708 003850 and visit brightsparkspre-school.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
- 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 2680263 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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