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Bright Horizons Farnham Day Nursery And Preschool

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2023)
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4.0(4 parent reviews) ·1 Wilkinson Way, Monkton Lane, Farnham, GU9 9FA · Surrey
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons is a well-established childcare provider with over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, offering comprehensive support for families juggling work and life. The organisation emphasises a unique 'Nurture Approach' which integrates learning with emotional well-being, fostering a supportive environment where children feel known, safe, and loved.

They focus on providing inspiring learning experiences and fostering a sense of joy in childhood, guided by dedicated and skilled nursery practitioners. Bright Horizons also acknowledges the financial challenges families face with childcare costs and provides guidance on available government funding options.

Their commitment extends to creating a vibrant community for children, parents, and staff, constantly engaging in new initiatives, events, and charitable activities through their Foundation for Children. They also prioritise a smooth transition for children into nursery life through non-chargeable settling-in sessions, where parents are encouraged to participate and build trust with their child's Key Person.

Our ethos

Bright Horizons integrates learning with emotional well-being through their 'Nurture Approach,' creating a supportive environment where children feel known, safe, and loved. They focus on providing inspiring learning experiences and fostering joy in childhood, with a commitment to community and smooth transitions into nursery life.

What it's like

Management and staff have high expectations and provide an extremely welcoming environment where children feel safe, nurtured, flourish, and confidently express themselves. The high-quality curriculum incorporates children's individual interests and learning goals, leading to excellent progress. Staff are excellent role models, and children display exemplary behaviour, with staff sensitively addressing any unwanted behaviour.

Nurture Approach curriculumExtensive UK presenceSupport with childcare funding

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6.30pm, throughout the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Farnham Day Nursery And Preschool

Last inspected 18 December 2023 · Anne Nicholson

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

What it's like to attend

Management and staff have high expectations and provide an extremely welcoming environment where children feel safe, nurtured, flourish, and confidently express themselves. The high-quality curriculum incorporates children's individual interests and learning goals, leading to excellent progress. Staff are excellent role models, and children display exemplary behaviour, with staff sensitively addressing any unwanted behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • The management team and staff are highly reflective and dedicated to helping children grow into well-rounded individuals.
  • Management rigorously monitors staff's practice and welfare, identifying precise areas for improvement and implementing measures to achieve them.
  • Management and staff are quick to identify emerging gaps in children's learning and development, securing timely interventions and targeted support.
  • There are incredibly strong partnerships with parents, who feel extremely well supported and included in their children's learning.
  • Children develop an excellent awareness of healthy lifestyles and learn how to respect their community and the natural world, including caring for chickens.
Inspection #10319426 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents share that they feel extremely well supported and safe in leaving their children."

"Parents share how staff go above and beyond to ensure that any parent or carer can be included in their children's learning or special events."

"They share how they appreciate the various communication methods used and how they can access a range of resources and activities to continue their children's learning at home."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Management and staff are quick to identify emerging gaps in children's learning and development. They work exceptionally hard to address these, secure timely interventions and seek targeted support for individual children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work closely with parents, schools and other professionals to ensure that all children receive the interactions they need to maximise their progress.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children explore ideas about aeroplanes and consider whether they will fly further if flown outside. Children talk about their nature walks and their trips out in the locality. 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 Farnham Day Nursery And Preschool

4.0
(4)
Grace Brown
2 years ago

Looking for a childcare setting for your most beloved and precious little baby can be extremely daunting. Bright horizons Farnham settled that fear and anxiety I had around leaving my baby with someone else whilst I returned to work. From the moment I took my first steps through their door on my tour, I knew that this was the setting I wanted my daughter to thrive in. The staff were very friendly and greeted myself and my baby in a caring manner and also ensured I followed the right safeguarding procedure upon entering (I am a school teacher so the fact they asked me to sign in and show a valid form of identification before allowing me to enter the building was a huge tick in that box - especially as I pictured my daughter being in that building when other prospective parents were being shown around knowing that she would be safeguarded in that way, too). Tracy and her staff ensured that upon starting, my baby had bespoke settling in sessions to make her transition the best it could possibly be. Now she has started, I know that this setting is the right place for my baby and the communication between staff and parents/carers is phenomenal! No wonder they have received outstanding in their past two ofsted inspections.

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Jane Carruthers
5 years ago

My son has been attending this nursery for well over 3 years on a part-time basis. He is now in the pre-school section & starts school in September. The care he has received here has been fantastic & I am kept well informed about his day. I feel confident to leave him & staff are always friendly, welcoming & my son loves spending time with them. He has formed a bond he often speaks about at home. The activities he does are varied & he has learnt a lot. All staff have done an amazing job to continue providing such a great service during such difficult times with Covid still ongoing & communication has been as always, excellent. I highly recommend this nursery & always do to anyone looking for one.

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Chris Bullard
3 years ago

Contacted this nursery to visit with a view to sending our daughter here. They contacted us to cancel our viewing on the day. They were unwilling to book us in for another viewing and have not contacted us since. We've reached out to them several times to try and rebook a viewing but without success. We'd be concerned that if this how they treat prospective customers, what is their treatment of existing customers like. No experience of their childcare services.

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Dave
2 years ago

I've deep cleaned this place an also cleaned it today 17/8/23 4hrs such a lovely Nursery the staff are really nice helpful

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Inspection history

Date: November 2018

  • December 2023Outstanding
  • November 2019Outstanding
  • November 2018Good

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