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Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
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4.9(9 parent reviews) ·C/o David Lloyd Leisure Club, Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, SS14 3DG · Essex
Number of places
83 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to thrive and develop. With a strong emphasis on emotional well-being and learning, the nursery implements "The Nurture Approach," a unique framework designed to support each child's individual growth and happiness.

The dedicated team focuses on building strong relationships with children and families, ensuring a smooth transition into nursery life through personalised settling-in sessions. These non-chargeable sessions, offered up to six weeks before the start date, allow children and parents to familiarise themselves with the nursery and its staff, fostering a sense of security and trust.

The nursery is part of a larger network of over 300 Bright Horizons locations across the UK, benefiting from extensive experience in childcare and early education. They offer a comprehensive curriculum that integrates five key learning areas into engaging activities, and place importance on healthy eating with freshly prepared meals.

Bright Horizons also guides families through various childcare funding options provided by the UK government, aiming to ease financial concerns and make quality childcare accessible.

Our ethos

Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool implements "The Nurture Approach," a unique framework designed to support each child's individual growth and happiness, with a strong emphasis on emotional well-being and learning. They focus on building strong relationships with children and families and integrating five key learning areas into engaging activities, aiming to foster a sense of security and trust for children to thrive and develop.

What it's like

The manager and her team ensure children and their families are welcomed into the inclusive and homely nursery. The nursery delivers a broad, stimulating and ambitious curriculum, with staff planning activities based on children's existing knowledge and future learning needs. There is a strong focus on children's emotional development, as happy and interested children learn well.

The Nurture ApproachPersonalised Settling-in SessionsComprehensive CurriculumSupport with Childcare Funding

Pricing & funding

Settling-in sessions are provided free of charge to help children become familiar with their new surroundings. These sessions can begin up to six weeks prior to the official start date.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Settling-in sessions are non-chargeable.
  • Settling-in can start up to six weeks before the official start date.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7am until 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

Freshly prepared meals

Established

1999

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 26 July 2024 · Lynn Hartigan

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

The manager and her team ensure children and their families are welcomed into the inclusive and homely nursery. The nursery delivers a broad, stimulating and ambitious curriculum, with staff planning activities based on children's existing knowledge and future learning needs. There is a strong focus on children's emotional development, as happy and interested children learn well.

Inspector highlights

  • The quality of teaching is good, with high expectations for all children.
  • Children learn independence skills, such as dressing themselves and serving lunch.
  • Good opportunities are provided for children's mathematical development through activities and routines.
  • Babies individual routines are supported in a cosy and homely environment.
  • Strong, effective partnerships have been established with parents who are impressed with their children's progress and communication from staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff knowledge about how to support and challenge the younger, most able children's learning.
Inspection #10351831 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They comment that they are impressed with the progress their children make and the excellent communication from the 'amazing staff team'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator is very knowledgeable about her role and is committed to ensuring all children are well supported. Staff use early intervention strategies to ensure children can actively participate in all aspects of the nursery. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

The manager ensures that the curriculum provides appropriate challenge and is securely embedded across all areas of learning, both indoors and outdoors. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool

4.9
(9)
Kamila Jachacz
a year ago

The staff in Basildon Bright Horizons created a very friendly and stimulating environment for little ones to grow and develop. My daughter joined this preschool one year ago as a shy little girl worried about social interactions. Today is her last day and she is walking out as a confident person who created beautiful friendships and memories. I truly belive this preschool gave her wings and now she is ready to fly. I can't thank them enough for that.

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Megha Arora
3 years ago

Bright Horizons is an amazing nursery, as a first time parent I was a bit nervous sending my son to nursery after my maternity leave ended but the staff at Bright Horizons did everything to help settle my son by providing a number of settling in sessions, they were also really thorough with understanding his routine at home to make sure he transitioned smoothly. When we drop our son to nursery he is always so happy to see the staff in the baby room which makes me so happy to see and when we pick him up at the end of the day the staff are always happy to answer any questions I have. I know when my son is at nursery he is receiving nothing but the best care and I would highly recommend the nursery to any parents looking for a nurturing environment for their child. Thank you to all the staff at Bright Horizons Basildon!

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Valentina Lukasevic
2 years ago

Best nursery in Basildon. Since we are going to school this year, I really want to thank all members of staff in this lovely nursery. They are professionals in their field. They spend time in a lot of interesting activities with children, which very helps for kids to learn, explore, become confident and develop their skills. Also to be prepared for school. They come up with many different educational games for children. Thank you for teaching to be friends and respect each other, to create and fantasize, to appreciate beauty, to be honest, kind, caring. We are so proud of our child's achievements. Always nice to see crafts wich made at daycare, and our child always repeats what did in the nursery with interest at home. The team treats each child with attention and care. I can only be glad for my child. And in general, feels that there is very friendly and well-coordinated, experienced specialists team works in this daycare.

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Ayanthah
4 years ago

We are so happy that we chose Bright Horizons Basildon Nursery for our daughter to attend for the past 3 years. The level of care that is provided by the carers/staff at Bright Horizons is beyond exceptional. I have seen first hand the way that they make every effort to make sure that each child is happy and thriving in their development. Would highly Recommend!

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Ravi .....always 4 u
6 years ago

My princess has shown some outstanding progress with her activities, language command, behaviour since she started going to Asquith Nursery. She loves to go there and enjoy her time with her friends & teachers. We are pretty relaxed as we know she is in safe hands with bunch of the best teachers there.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2009

  • July 2024Good
  • October 2018Good
  • October 2014Outstanding
  • April 2009Good

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