Full-day nursery in Middleton, Rochdale
Bright Stars Childcare
Cleworth Childrens Activity Centre, Cleworth Road, Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 5DF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cleworth Childrens Activity Centre, Cleworth Road, Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 5DF · More nurseries in M24
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Cleworth Road, Hollin Lane and New Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Park5 min walk
- Brassey Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Middleton Cons Crown Green Bowls Club8 min walk
- Boarshaw Clough9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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 Stars Childcare is a full-day nursery at Cleworth Childrens Activity Centre, Cleworth Road, Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 5DF, in Middleton, Rochdale. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 22 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Brightstars Childcare (Cleworth Road) Ltd.
Run by Brightstars Childcare (Cleworth Road) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Stars ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids Planet School HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Bee's Knees Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Triumphant Kids NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bright Stars Preschool & Holiday ClubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Roly Poley's Private NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Twinkle Toes NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Middleton Parish Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Hollin Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Parkfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Newlands School ages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Sunny Brow Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Boarshaw Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 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 Stars Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Stars Childcare Good at its inspection on 28 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Stars Childcare take?
Bright Stars Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Stars Childcare?
Bright Stars Childcare is run by Brightstars Childcare (Cleworth Road) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Stars Childcare?
Mills Hill (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Stars Childcare?
You can call 0161 643 2536 and visit www.brightstarschildcare.ltd.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY481194 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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