Bright Horizons Finsbury Park Day Nursery and Preschool

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons operates a network of over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, offering comprehensive childcare solutions for families. Their approach, known as 'The Nurture Approach', focuses on fostering each child's individual growth, ensuring their health, happiness, and potential are fully realised.

This philosophy integrates learning with emotional wellbeing, providing a supportive environment led by dedicated and skilled practitioners. The nursery emphasises the importance of early relationships, with a Key Person system designed to build trust between the child, parent, and caregiver from the very first 'settling in' sessions.

These sessions are non-chargeable and can begin up to six weeks before a child's official start date, allowing ample time for familiarisation with the nursery setting and its staff. Parents are encouraged to participate initially, gradually extending their time away as their child adapts, with the process tailored to each child’s unique needs.

The curriculum, 'Bright Beginnings', incorporates five key learning areas, promoting practical and life skills through engaging activities, including outdoor adventures and Forest School programmes. Bright Horizons also provides freshly prepared meals, actively managing allergies, and offers resources for parents on various topics, from school readiness to childcare funding options.

With a strong commitment to safety and development, Bright Horizons aims to create an extraordinary, thriving, and happy environment for children.

Our ethos

At Bright Horizons, the "Nurture Approach" is central to life, bringing together learning and emotional wellbeing as part of the same amazing growing-up journey. Children are supported at every moment by dedicated, skilled, and caring nursery practitioners, who aim to create an extraordinary, thriving, happy, and special place. The nursery focuses on laying the foundations for every individual child to be healthy, happy, and reach their potential.

What it's like

Children show high levels of energy and excitement as they enter the safe and well-resourced environment, forming excellent emotional attachments to staff and flourishing with good self-esteem. They curiously explore, with older children forming strong friendships and demonstrating exemplary behaviour, patiently taking turns. Staff plan exciting activities linked to children's recent experiences, helping them build a secure understanding of their community.

Pricing & funding