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Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.9(7 Google reviews)
·214 - 216 Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, W12 9NX · Hammersmith and Fulham
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons operates around 270 community and workplace nurseries, drawing on decades of experience to support families with the challenges of balancing work and family life. Their approach centres on providing inspiring learning experiences and fostering the simple joys of childhood, underpinned by a team of dedicated and skilled nursery practitioners.

The Nurture Approach™ is integral to their ethos, integrating learning with emotional wellbeing as part of a child's developmental journey. They aim to create extraordinary, thriving, happy, and special environments where children are supported at every turn.

Beyond standard childcare, Bright Horizons focuses on nurturing children from an early age, helping them achieve their full potential. They also recognise the financial pressures on families and offer guidance on various government childcare funding options, including tax-free childcare and funded hours.

The organisation maintains a transparent tax strategy, complying with all UK tax laws and engaging proactively with HMRC. Their overarching goal is to deliver a bright future for the children and families they serve.

Our ethos

At Bright Horizons, children are supported at every moment by dedicated, skilled, and caring grown-ups, our nursery practitioners. The Nurture Approach™ is central to life at our Nurseries. It brings together learning and emotional wellbeing as part of the same amazing growing-up journey.

What it's like

Staff greet children and obtain updates from parents, supporting their emotional development and helping them feel secure. The environment is inclusive and supportive, ensuring every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), has the same opportunities to learn and thrive.

Pricing & funding

The website states that the UK government offers various schemes to help with childcare costs, including tax-free childcare and funded hours. They advise parents to discuss available options with the nursery teams during a visit.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 3 March 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Staff greet children and obtain updates from parents, supporting their emotional development and helping them feel secure. The environment is inclusive and supportive, ensuring every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), has the same opportunities to learn and thrive.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are extremely dedicated to ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
  • Staff accurately monitor children's progress and provide tailored support.
  • Children have regular access to the outdoor environments and use equipment to support large muscle skills.
  • Leaders have introduced positive initiatives, such as the international library, promoting early love of reading.
  • Leaders engage well with parents and understand the surrounding community.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should further develop staff's teaching skills to ensure they can maximise opportunities for extending children's learning.
  • 2Leaders should review the organisation of activities to ensure that staff prepare children well enough for changes in the daily routines.
  • 3Leaders should ensure that staff understand and implement expectations consistently to help children develop their independence.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders are extremely dedicated to ensuring every child reaches their full potential. They work closely with staff to identify and assess the individual needs of children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff accurately monitor children's progress and provide support and reasonable adjustments. Staff are highly responsive to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the curriculum is tailored so that all children have equal access to learning opportunities.

Outdoor space

Children have regular access to the outdoor environments, using balance boards and low-level bridges to support their large muscle skills. Leaders are currently reviewing children's outdoor experiences to further enrich their learning.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road Day Nursery and Preschool

3.9
(7 Google reviews)
Tian Li
3 months ago

My two-and-a-half-year-old daughter joined the Toddler Room at Bright Horizons Goldhawk a few months ago, and the transformation we have seen in such a short time has been incredible. In just a few months, her confidence and independence have grown tremendously. She was already bilingual, as we speak our own mother tongue at home, and when she first started nursery she was quite shy and rarely participated in group activities. However, within a short period of time, she has become much more outgoing and now happily engages in activities and plays confidently with her classmates. One of the biggest changes for us is how she feels about going to nursery. She used to feel nervous, but now she goes in every morning without tears. She happily says goodbye to me and walks straight into her circle of friends with a big smile. As a parent, that makes me incredibly happy and reassured. The teachers at Bright Horizons Goldhawk are exceptionally responsible and kind. They consistently encourage and support my daughter, helping her feel secure and valued. We truly appreciate the nurturing environment they have created. I am so grateful that my daughter is spending her early years, from age two to four, in such a caring, supportive, and joyful nursery.

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Takiya F
a year ago

My son has been attending Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road since he was 18 months old but unfortunately due to the personal circumstances we now have to leave however not before showing our appreciation for the time and the care that has been shown to us over the past six months. The staff have always been welcoming and attentive and listen to the needs of my child, who has specific dietary requirements that were catered to. They make him feel comfortable, safe and excited to come back every single day. Some days he doesn’t even want to leave to go home which gives me the confidence that he is being treated well. The nursery itself is always clean and tidy and the food options always leave me wanting to try them. There is an array of different activities, educational toys and books easily accessible for the children and the way the days are planned means there’s always something different and new and exciting for the kids to learn keeping them mentally stimulated. Honestly, if we were not moving, I would love to keep my son here as it has been a great experience, especially as a first-time parent navigating the childcare system. Even with the changes of management since we started, there were no complications and everything ran smoothly. Im grateful to all of the staff but a special thank you to Saffron who has been the best room leader we could have hoped for. We will miss it here, thank you all for everything.

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Anna Humphreys
a year ago

We have been completely blown away with how well our little boy has settled into Bright Horizons. He has always been tricky to leave with people he doesn’t know but the team are so warm and welcoming that he felt at home in no time. The rooms are lovely and light, with great toys and games suited to the children's development stage. They have lots of fun activities from messy play to painting to learning about nature, so he sleeps like a log every night! But the thing we have been most impressed with is how brilliant all of the nursery staff are. They are kind, caring and full of energy, they are angels and we so appreciate all of their hard work. > Thank you Bright Horizons, I’m so glad we found you!

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Alexander Wyatt
6 months ago

My daughter's had nothing but positive experiences since she started here. We get regular updates of how she's doing, she gets expert educational care, and her talking has massively improved. Can't recommend the place highly enough!

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Harriet Colson
a year ago

My son started at this GHR in October, it's his second Nursery as we moved him due to be unhappy elsewhere. Since then my little boy is back out of his shell, runs in and doesn't want to leave. This staff are lovely, the nursery is clean and toys are out and fantastic. We received regular updates on how he is doing which is so lovely to see. Thank you so much!!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

3 March 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road Day Nursery and Preschool

About the setting

Bright Horizons Goldhawk Road Day Nursery and Preschool was registered on 29/09/2023 as childcare on non-domestic premises at 214 - 216 Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, Greater London, W12 9NX. It operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00, accepting children aged 0 to 4.

URN
2756061
Registered person
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited
Day care type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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