Bright Star Nursery - Birtley
CHESTER LE STREET, County Durham · DH3 2PR
Inspected by Ofsted on 14 May 2026 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- EY542619
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
- Registered since
- 4 January 2017
- Local authority
- Gateshead
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
CHESTER LE STREET, County Durham · DH3 2PR. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 27 January 2023 inspection Good
- 31 January 2019 inspection Outstanding
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Bright Star Nursery - Birtley has been registered with Ofsted since 4 January 2017. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY542619.
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