Our Foundation
Bright Stars Kids Daycare Ltd is a family-run Nursery which was originally established as a childminding business in 2017. The Nursery is owned by husband and wife team John and Nursev Morris who started the business when their second son was born with Down Syndrome. They wanted to create a business where they could be there for their children whilst having a deeper understanding of child development to help their son with needs. John is a fashion designer and was in retail and Nursev was a Human Resources Director working in Financial Services. So they retrained and established Bright Stars Childminding for their family. After building a good reputation in the community, they expanded to become a nursery in 2021. In 2024 they moved into the nursery building on site in Greenslade Primary School which is a wonderful space with a playground and dedicated entrance for the nursery.
More about the founders:
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BBC Panorama – John, Nursev and their family featured on Panorama – Fighting for an Education which aired on the BBC in September 2020. The programme investigated the system for supporting young people with special educational needs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mfns
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John was also invited by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to a session to talk about being a male in the Early Years.
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They run monthly SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) sessions for the community from their church in Stratford, East London. They also provide training to churches regarding SEND.
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They wrote a blog for The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) in February 2020 entitled ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ about setting up their childminding business.
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They were interviewed in February 2020 on YouTube for The Honing block about how they set up their childminding business.