Full-day nursery in Shelley, Essex
Bright Stars Pre-School
Ongar Primary School, Milton Cres, Shelley, ONGAR, CM5 0FF · 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 July 2009Reference EY395696Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 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
Ongar Primary School, Milton Cres, Shelley, ONGAR, CM5 0FF · More nurseries in CM5
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Aukingford Gardens and Cripsey Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Stony Park11 min walk
- Playground4 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.
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Bright Stars Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Ongar Primary School, Milton Cres, Shelley, ONGAR, CM5 0FF, in Shelley, Essex. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Stars Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Puzzlez Playschool LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Step Start Nurseries FyfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| ABC Nursery & Pre School LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Fyfield Village Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- High Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- The Ongar Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
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What is Bright Stars Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Stars Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 15 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY395696 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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