Super Stars Private Day Nursery

A parents room with a viewing monitor, sleep spaces tailored to different ages and a separate story room give Super Stars Private Day Nursery a practical identity. This Farnworth setting makes room for both busy play and quieter moments. Its appeal lies in those concrete arrangements, rather than a curriculum brand.

At its November 2024 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. The current age range runs from three months to five years. Tiny Stars, Twinkle Stars, Little Stars and Bright Stars organise the nursery day around successive stages of childhood, with different arrangements for meals, rest and play.

Full-day, morning and afternoon sessions give families genuinely different attendance options. In November 2024, some practitioners still needed clearer coaching guidance on sustaining children's interest in learning.

Rooms and Ages

Tiny Stars, the baby room labelled for ages 0 to 1, combines a carpeted space for early movement with dining and sleeping areas, so feeding, rest and floor play have their own places. Twinkle Stars serves children around 1 to 2, with carpeted play space alongside areas for messy activities and meals. Little Stars, for around 2 to 3, emphasises tactile and messy activities and has a separate dining room plus access to a quiet sleep room upstairs. Bright Stars, for ages 3 to 5, occupies the first floor, where two main play rooms, a story room and its own dining room separate different parts of the preschool day.

These distinctions matter beyond the room names. A child who still needs a nap in Little Stars can rest away from the main play space; an older child has a dedicated room for stories. The arrangement recognises that growing independence does not mean every child needs the same pace.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care: play, communication and everyday routines all contribute to learning. Alongside it, the nursery uses a child-centred approach, treating children as individuals rather than expecting identical interests or responses.

In November 2024, activities included examining sand through magnifying glasses and describing its appearance and feel. Pretend baking with dough gave children another way to develop imaginative ideas. The useful connection was between handling materials, talking about them and making up their own play, rather than simply completing an adult's task.

Language activities reflected children's different stages that November: singing accompanied babies' babbling, toddlers encountered new words, and preschool children retold stories. Books also went home for families to share. That linked reading at nursery with time together at home.

Children discussed differences between people and recalled celebrating Diwali in cultural clothing in November 2024. This was a concrete example of learning about identity and celebrations, rather than an abstract lesson about other cultures.

Relationships and Communication

Settling usually unfolds across three days, with flexibility around the child and family. Parents first talk with room staff about their child; they can then use the parents room monitor to observe how the settling session goes. Further sessions can continue until the parent feels comfortable leaving. The settling programme must be completed at least a week before the child's start.

This is a useful arrangement for families facing an unfamiliar separation. The monitor gives parents a way to observe their child while remaining outside the room, and the flexible programme allows the settling process to respond to individual needs.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the November 2024 inspection, Ofsted judged support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those learning English as an additional language especially effective in helping them learn. A SENCO co-ordinator role and an SEN support worker provide named functions within the staffing structure, rather than leaving inclusion solely to a general statement of intent.

In November 2024, children used a sensory room and practised mindfulness and meditation as part of learning to manage feelings. Everyday health learning included handwashing and discussion of toothbrushing and dental visits. These were practical experiences children could connect with their own routines.

Sleep remains age-sensitive. Babies in Tiny Stars can rest when needed, using cots or a cosy resting area; Twinkle Stars children usually sleep after lunch, each with a bed and individual bedding. Qualified staff receive paediatric first-aid training, and the nursery maintains cover from more than one trained person on duty. Staff receive regular safeguarding training, and parents can read policy files in reception and the parents room.

Sessions and Attendance

The nursery operates at Ideal House, 41 Longcauseway, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9BP. It opens on weekdays from 7.30am until 6pm and operates for 51 weeks, closing on bank holidays and for a week at Christmas.

A Full Day runs from 7.30am to 6pm. The Morning Session runs from 8am to 1pm, while the Afternoon Session runs from 1pm to 5pm. Early Start covers 7.30am to 8am, and Late Finish covers 5pm to 6pm. Session flexibility for changing work patterns is conditional on availability; it is not a blanket promise of interchangeable hours.

Enquiries can be made through the contact form, by telephone on 01204 862171 or by email to office@superstarsnursery.co.uk. An online medication request form collects the medicine, dosage, administration time and time of the previous dose, giving parents a structured route for supplying instructions.

Funding and Paid Extras

Little Stars accepts children eligible for two-year-old funding. Bright Stars offers 15 hours of free education from the term after a child's third birthday, with 30 hours funding dependent on eligibility. Additional hours are charged, and meals for these funded preschool places are charged separately. Families should obtain current prices in the nursery's written quotation.

Food is freshly made each day, with a weaning menu for parents to review before their baby starts; formula milk comes from home. Bright Stars children also need named wellington boots, a raincoat and a juice cup kept at nursery, while clothes suitable for messy play are the sensible everyday choice.

• Coaching and engagement. In November 2024, some staff coaching was still developing, leaving some practitioners unclear about how to sustain children's involvement. At a visit, ask how coaching now translates into support during activities.
• Settling before the start date. The settling programme must finish at least a week before attendance begins. Build this into your timetable, especially if you want additional settling sessions.
• Funding and meal costs. Funded preschool hours and separately charged meals are distinct parts of the arrangement. Ask for a written quotation showing the costs attached to your chosen sessions.

Super Stars suits families choosing either full-day attendance or shorter morning and afternoon sessions, especially those who value a flexible settling process and separate spaces for rest, stories and meals. Its November 2024 Good judgement supplies a positive inspection position, with staff coaching a clear point to revisit. The strongest practical attractions are the parents room monitor and the age-sensitive organisation of the day: both help make the move into nursery more manageable.