Full-day nursery in Westbrook, Kent
Bright Start Nursery
Mortimer House, 24 Hartsdown Road, Margate, CT9 5QT · 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 December 2012Reference EY452173Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 May 2026Food 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
Mortimer House, 24 Hartsdown Road, Margate, CT9 5QT · More nurseries in CT9
Stations
- Margate8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including All Saints Church, Hartsdown Academy and Royal Sea Bathing.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartsdown Park3 min walk
- George Park7 min walk
- Tivoli Park8 min walk
- Hartsdown Park Play Area playground4 min walk
- Garlinge Recreation Play Area playground10 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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 Start Nursery is a full-day nursery at Mortimer House, 24 Hartsdown Road, Margate, CT9 5QT, in Westbrook, Kent. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Thanetchildcare Limited.
Run by Thanetchildcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Salmestone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- St Crispin's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Cliftonville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 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 Start Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Start Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Start Nursery take?
Bright Start Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Start Nursery?
Bright Start Nursery is run by Thanetchildcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Start Nursery?
Margate is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Start Nursery?
You can call 01843 228014.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY452173 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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