Full-day nursery in Whitefield, Bury
Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield
8 Moss Lane, Whitefield, M45 8DY · 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
8 Moss Lane, Whitefield, M45 8DY · More nurseries in M45
Stations
- Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Albert Close, Stanley Road and Egremont Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitefield Park5 min walk
- Victoria Park (Besses)7 min walk
- Hamilton Road Park8 min walk
- Fusiliers Memorial Meadow9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Bury 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 Starts Day Nursery Whitefield is a full-day nursery at 8 Moss Lane, Whitefield, M45 8DY, in Whitefield, Bury. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2019 0.2 miles
- Whitefield Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.3 miles
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Higher Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- Unsworth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 0.7 miles
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 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 Starts Day Nursery Whitefield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield Good at its inspection on 22 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield take?
Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield?
Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Starts Day Nursery Whitefield?
You can call 0161 766 2630 and visit www.brightstartsnursery.co.uk.
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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 EY552408 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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