Full-day nursery in Chivenor, Devon
Bright Start Early Years
Bright Start Early Years, Hawks House, The Farthings,Chivenor, Barnstaple, EX31 4AZ · 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 July 2015Reference EY490201Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 9 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bright Start Early Years, Hawks House, The Farthings,Chivenor, Barnstaple, EX31 4AZ · More nurseries in EX31
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including The Landings and Camp Gates.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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.
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Bright Start Early Years is a full-day nursery at Bright Start Early Years, Hawks House, The Farthings,Chivenor, Barnstaple, EX31 4AZ, in Chivenor, Devon. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Bright Start Early Years Limited.
Run by Bright Start Early Years Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Start Early YearsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southmead School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Caen Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Fremington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 1.7 miles
- Kingsacre Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- Braunton Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 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 Start Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Start Early Years Good at its inspection on 9 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Start Early Years take?
Bright Start Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Start Early Years?
Bright Start Early Years is run by Bright Start Early Years Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Start Early Years?
You can call 01271 857728 and visit www.brightstartearlyyears.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490201 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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