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Bright Horizons Highams Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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3.3(6 Google reviews) ·16a, Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PJ · Waltham Forest
Number of places
59 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Waltham Forest

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons operates over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, offering childcare solutions backed by decades of experience. The organisation emphasises a unique "Nurture Approach" that integrates learning with emotional wellbeing, aiming to support children’s holistic development.

They focus on creating a secure and nurturing environment where children can feel safe, known, and loved. This approach extends to their settling-in procedures, which are designed to help children and parents comfortably transition into nursery life through non-chargeable sessions.

Bright Horizons is committed to providing inspiring learning experiences and fostering a love for childhood, ensuring that each child feels supported by dedicated and skilled practitioners. The nursery group also provides comprehensive support for families, including guidance on various childcare funding options available in the UK, reflecting their understanding of the financial challenges many families face regarding childcare costs.

Our ethos

Bright Horizons integrates learning with emotional wellbeing through its "Nurture Approach," aiming to support children’s holistic development in a secure and nurturing environment. They are committed to providing inspiring learning experiences and fostering a love for childhood.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. Staff and children develop secure relationships, and children clearly feel safe in their care. This enables children to explore their surroundings with confidence, making decisions about how and what they wish to play with.

Nurture ApproachSettling-in SessionsChildcare Funding Support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.40am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

Waitlist

Our Settling in Sessions are non-chargeable and can start up to six weeks before your start date.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2015

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Highams Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 16 July 2025 · Nicola Baker

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 are happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. Staff and children develop secure relationships, and children clearly feel safe in their care. This enables children to explore their surroundings with confidence, making decisions about how and what they wish to play with.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are clear about what they want children to learn across the different curriculum areas, with coherently sequenced learning intentions.
  • Staff receive training to continually improve their practice, including leading music and movement sessions.
  • Staff help children to develop an early understanding of number through play, such as ordering numbered cones and counting stairs.
  • Staff praise children during activities, building their confidence and self-esteem.
  • Leaders have recently refurbished the outside area to better support children's physical development.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve staff's knowledge of how to question children more effectively to encourage children to think and extend their conversations
  • 2ensure that staff are clear about what they are praising children for, to make praise meaningful for children.
Inspection #10410471 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents share that leaders and staff are approachable and responsive, and that the pastoral care is 'above and beyond' expectations.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders are well supported by a wider network of directors and specialists. For example, there are specialists to support with the early identification of children who may need additional help to thrive in their development.

Outdoor space

Babies select interesting musical instruments to shake and bang in the garden. Children ask each other what they are cooking in the outside mud kitchen. Leaders have recently refurbished the outside area to better support children's physical development.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Highams Park Day Nursery and Preschool

3.3
(6 Google reviews)
pepe isbert
11 months ago

Poor management of their waiting list and joining process. A money grabbing exercise given you have to pay one of the highest application fees just to never hear back from them. A borderline illegal practice that made me consider at some point going all the way up to consumers protection agencies.

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Zoe Briggs
4 years ago

We feel fortunate to have had both our children at this nursery. The team here are really personable and you genuinely feel the care and attention that they give to the children. All rooms are well equipped and well lit. There is a reasonable amount of outdoor space but they maximise what is there. My only minor gripe would be that updates on activities on a daily basis are quite few and far between. However they've recently launched an app so this may change.

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Katy Poulter
3 years ago

Could not fault anything about my experience with Bright Horizons. It was quite hard getting my son in there in the first place but I can see why it is so popular. The care exceeded all my expectations. I am very grateful for all their help over the past few years. My son wouldn't be the confident boy at school that he is today without their additional help. Thank you x

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For Dog Lovers
2 years ago

I called to enquire availability for my daughter and the coordinator hung up the phone while I was providing the name of the nursery branch as per her request! Not sure how to understand this so I will leave to everyone to decide for themselves! Personally I am shocked!

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Inspection history

Date: April 2017

  • July 2025Good
  • March 2023Good
  • April 2017Good

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