Full-day nursery in Orchard Park, Kingston upon Hull
BrightStart@Parks
Parks Family Hub, Courtway Road, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9TA · 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 2019Reference 2571083Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 November 2024Food 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
Parks Family Hub, Courtway Road, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9TA · More nurseries in HU6
Stations
- Cottingham20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Danepark Road, Saxcourt and Highcourt.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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 Kingston upon Hull there are about 5.3 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.
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BrightStart@Parks is a full-day nursery at Parks Family Hub, Courtway Road, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9TA, in Orchard Park, Kingston upon Hull. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd.
Run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrightStart@ParksThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Blue Sky Day Nursery (Cottingham)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| BrightStart@ThorpesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Village Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Acorns Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Sunflowers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| BrightStart@CompassFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Parks Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Thorpepark Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Lift Green Way Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Lift Hall Road Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Frederick Holmes School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Croxby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Hallgate Primary School Cottingham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 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 BrightStart@Parks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated BrightStart@Parks Good at its inspection on 21 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can BrightStart@Parks take?
BrightStart@Parks is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs BrightStart@Parks?
BrightStart@Parks is run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to BrightStart@Parks?
Cottingham is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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 2571083 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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