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Bright Horizons Eltham Green Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
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4.8(6 Google reviews)
·5 Lionel Road, London, SE9 6DQ · Greenwich
Number of places
71 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Greenwich

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons is a well-established childcare provider with over three decades of experience, operating more than 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK. Their core philosophy, the "Nurture Approach," focuses on fostering a child's holistic development, integrating both learning and emotional well-being to ensure children are healthy, happy, and reach their full potential.

They emphasise creating an extraordinary, thriving, and supportive environment where dedicated practitioners provide fun and inspiring learning experiences. The company is committed to making the transition to nursery smooth for both children and parents, offering non-chargeable settling-in sessions up to six weeks before a child's start date.

" This individualised approach ensures each child feels known, safe, and loved, providing a secure base for exploration, learning, and emotional expression. Bright Horizons also actively assists families in navigating childcare funding options, recognising the financial challenges many families face, and provides resources through their "Family Zone" for parents.

Our ethos

The nursery's "Nurture Approach" focuses on holistic child development, integrating learning and emotional well-being. They aim to create a supportive environment with fun, inspiring learning experiences, emphasising a child-led, individualised approach through a "Key Person" to ensure children feel safe and loved.

What it's like

Staff work closely with parents to help children to settle into activities and adjust to nursery routines. They provide warm cuddles and use comfort items for reassurance. Children are happy and their emotional well-being is effectively supported.

Well-established childcare providerNurture Approach curriculumIndividualised settling-in sessionsSupport for childcare funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Food

Freshly prepared food and menus, with allergy management

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Eltham Green Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 12 December 2023

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

Staff work closely with parents to help children to settle into activities and adjust to nursery routines. They provide warm cuddles and use comfort items for reassurance. Children are happy and their emotional well-being is effectively supported.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager has high expectations and works with senior leaders to regularly review and improve outcomes for children.
  • The manager identifies training that helps staff to understand how children learn best and supports them to implement communication programmes.
  • Staff provide well-sequenced learning opportunities that help children to develop skills for future learning.
  • Staff share their accurate assessments of children's learning with parents and work closely to address any emerging concerns.
  • Parents and carers speak very highly of the nursery and notice the very good progress that children make.

Areas to develop

  • 1extend the support for staff even further, so that they better understand how to adapt their teaching to meet the individual learning needs of children
  • 2broaden opportunities for children to recognise their backgrounds and languages and to understand what makes them unique.
Inspection #10309638 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents and carers speak very highly of the nursery.

They notice the very good progress that children make.

Parents and carers value the use of technology to share information about their child's personal care and learning experiences.

Parents value the relationships that their children build with staff, including the nursery chef.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator completes accredited training to enhance her knowledge. Staff share their accurate assessments of children's learning with parents and discuss any emerging concerns about a child's development, contributing to a shared approach to identify and address possible gaps in learning.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Eltham Green Day Nursery and Preschool

4.8
(6 Google reviews)
Sneha Prasad
5 years ago

Very pleased with the nursery. The staff are extremely caring, communication between team members is seamless. My child is always happy even at the end of a long day at Eltham Green. The manager Sarah is great and very responsive to any requests. Very pleased overall

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Temi Olaleye
5 years ago

Daughter is very happy, staff are kind and well experienced. Staff are genuine. Daughter eats well, has a range of activities and is developing really well. Her speech is really good for a two year old. Thank you.

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Endre Peterfi
9 years ago

Excellent nursery! If you are looking for a place in your area look no further. They accept 0.5-4 year olds, have nice big and clean rooms, amazig carers and managers and a good location. Joe cooks the kids and staff great food from scratch every day and the staff do listen to your prefrences for your child. Registering early highly advisable to make sure you get it at the right time. Plenty of parking on the streets too for dropoff/pickups and also walking distance from two train stations. Only 2 weeks off a year and droppffs start from 7:45 and pickups until 18:30 which is great if you need to take a late train from work. Check them out! Endre

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Veaceslav Gradinaru
a year ago

Our son just finished his 2 yers and 8 months nursery journey…a really really amazing place with PROFESSIONAL staff and wonderful approach…our son learned a lot…special thanks to Kelly and Charlotte for support an help…

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Inspection history

Date: October 2008

  • October 2023Good
  • January 2020Outstanding
  • April 2013Outstanding
  • October 2008Outstanding

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