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Bright Horizons Chelsea Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
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4.3(16 Google reviews) ·Hepworth Court, 30 Gatliff Road, London, SW1W 8QN · Westminster
Number of places
49 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Westminster

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons operates over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, drawing on extensive experience to provide dedicated care and early education. Their core philosophy, the Nurture Approach, prioritises both learning and emotional well-being, aiming to foster healthy, happy children who can reach their full potential.

They focus on creating a supportive environment where skilled practitioners guide children through engaging and inspiring daily activities, building essential life skills. The nursery chain also acknowledges the financial concerns associated with childcare, offering guidance on various government funding schemes to assist families.

They emphasise a smooth transition for new children and families through their non-chargeable settling-in sessions, which can begin up to six weeks before a child's official start date. These sessions are designed to help children become familiar with the nursery environment and build strong relationships with their key person, ensuring a secure and positive start to their nursery journey.

The team works closely with parents to understand each child's unique routines and preferences, ensuring personalised care.

Our ethos

Bright Horizons' Nurture Approach prioritises learning and emotional well-being to foster healthy, happy children. Skilled practitioners guide children through engaging activities, building life skills in a supportive environment. They focus on personalised care, working with parents to understand each child's needs and ensure a smooth transition.

What it's like

Children have good relationships with each other and staff. Children new to the nursery settle quickly as staff offer lots of cuddles and support which helps them feel safe and secure. Many siblings attend, creating a family atmosphere. Children follow the daily routines well and understand the expectations of their behaviour that help keep them safe.

Nurture Approach CurriculumExtensive UK PresenceChildcare Funding SupportPersonalised Settling-in Sessions

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am until 6pm for 52 weeks of the year

Food

Freshly prepared food, menus, allergy management

Term time / All Year

All_year=

Registered with Ofsted

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Chelsea Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 27 October 2022 · Jo Geoghegan

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

Children have good relationships with each other and staff. Children new to the nursery settle quickly as staff offer lots of cuddles and support which helps them feel safe and secure. Many siblings attend, creating a family atmosphere. Children follow the daily routines well and understand the expectations of their behaviour that help keep them safe.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have good relationships with each other and staff.
  • Children develop good physical skills while using play-dough and equipment in the outside play area.
  • Children who use English as an additional language make rapid progress in communication and language skills.
  • Mealtime procedures have been reviewed and improved to ensure children's specific dietary needs are met.
  • Staff identify children's individual learning needs and interests and plan a good range of activities.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the curriculum for understanding of the world, to enhance the learning environment to reflect the rich cultural diversity of the children attending, and find ways to further extend their learning experiences about the community in which they live
  • 2extend opportunities for parents to come into the nursery, to further strengthen the key person system and information sharing about children's progress, including the progress check when children are aged two.
Inspection #10259179 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know the children in their care well. They identify children's individual learning needs and interests and plan a good range of activities across all areas of learning. Good systems are in place to monitor children's progress and staff take prompt action to support children who have additional needs. As a result, all children are making good progress in their learning and development and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

Outdoor space

All children's physical skills are further enhanced while running around and using a range of equipment in the outside play area. Older children show good coordination as they throw and catch balls. Babies and toddlers enjoy climbing and using wheeled toys.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Chelsea Day Nursery and Preschool

4.3
(16 Google reviews)
Louise Courtney
3 months ago

The team at BH Chelsea are truly wonderful. They are kind, organised and create the most loving and nurturing environment for the children there. My daughter could not have been happier and would have gone 7 days a week if that was an option! Becca is an amazing manager - balancing structure and warmth brilliantly. Highly recommend to anyone considering sending their children there.

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riham jouni
3 months ago

Everything is always clean and well organized, which makes the place feel very comfortable and welcoming. Amazing team spirit — you can really feel how much everyone cares about each other. This kind of positive energy has a big impact on children, because they truly sense everything around them. Thank you to everyone for the great work!

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Sabrina
2 years ago

Very happy with this nursery. My daughter has been going there since she is 11 month old. She’s now 2. She’s always happy to go. They have a very nice garden where they play all day if the weather is good. The staff is friendly and professional.

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DVF
2 years ago

I got in just because a guy held the door for me. No-one in the reception for around 2 minutes. I heard talking from the back, and after saying hello 4-5 times (and being ignored) a lady came. I asked if she saw a scooter outside the nursery. She was rude, interrupted me and addressed to the child with me saying, "Did you manage to lose it?" while I was talking to her. She clearly distressed the child. She is a risk first for the safety and reliability of this nursery, and most importantly, she is a risk for the kids' welfare. She shouldn't work at a children's care centre as she clearly can not respect kids, let alone she is a bad example herself. I wouldn't want my child nowhere near her and especially I wouldn't want her to educate my child. I can not even think how insulting and disrespectful she is to children when parents are not in front, since she was like that even when I was present. UPDATE: instead of trying so hard to dismiss reviews, what about trying to improve your safety issues as well as your personal behaviour issues? Suggesting my review is fake, please be informed that I don't have spare time reviewing a no-one

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Trevor Dobson
2 years ago

We've had a wonderful experience with Bright Horizons Chelsea - our baby is always smiling when we drop her off and pick her up, and the staff is very professional and attentive.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2020

  • October 2022Good
  • January 2020Good

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