Opening hours
Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, excluding bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6.30pm.
Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2022)
Number of places
67 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Knowsley
About this day nursery
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 both learning and emotional well-being, ensuring each child feels secure, valued, and ready to explore.
The nurseries aim to provide a stimulating and happy environment where dedicated practitioners support children in developing essential life skills through their Bright Beginnings Curriculum, which covers five key learning areas. They also emphasise the importance of outdoor play, offering activities like Forest School and Eco-Schools programmes.
Understanding the financial pressures families face, Bright Horizons provides guidance on available childcare funding options and strives to create a smooth transition for children and parents through non-chargeable settling-in sessions, where a "Key Person" builds a triangle of trust with the child and family. This personalised approach considers each child's unique needs and routines, ensuring a comfortable start to their nursery journey.
Our ethos
Bright Horizons' "Nurture Approach" prioritises fostering both learning and emotional well-being, creating a secure and valued environment for exploration. Their Bright Beginnings Curriculum supports the development of essential life skills across five key learning areas, complemented by outdoor play initiatives like Forest School. A "Key Person" approach ensures a personalised settling-in process, building a triangle of trust with child and family.
What it's like
Children blossom at this wonderful nursery, highly motivated by an ambitious curriculum and engaging activities. Babies settle quickly due to continuous support from doting staff, who also focus on promoting children's emotional well-being by encouraging parents to use an emotions board, helping children to regulate their feelings and build strong attachments with staff.
Nurture Approach curriculumExtensive UK presenceDedicated Key Person systemFocus on outdoor learning
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool
Last inspected 8 December 2022
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children blossom at this wonderful nursery, highly motivated by an ambitious curriculum and engaging activities. Babies settle quickly due to continuous support from doting staff, who also focus on promoting children's emotional well-being by encouraging parents to use an emotions board, helping children to regulate their feelings and build strong attachments with staff.
Inspector highlights
- The long-serving manager is highly motivated, inspiring and passionate about providing all children with the very best start.
- The manager and staff place a relentless focus on children's communication and language skills, ensuring they are exposed to rich language indoors and outside.
- Children with additional needs receive superb support, with dedicated staff swiftly identifying and acting on developmental concerns.
- Mealtimes are a calm and sociable time, where children benefit from positive interactions and engage in simple problem-solving.
- Children play cooperatively, build excellent relationships, and demonstrate a can-do attitude with high levels of concentration.
Inspection #10234822 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
I have seen a tremendous difference in my child's development. Their speech has greatly improved.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with additional needs receive superb support. Dedicated staff swiftly identify and act on any developmental concerns to make timely referrals and seek further professional support. As a result, children achieve the best possible outcomes.
Outdoor space
Highly trained staff ensure that children are exposed to rich language, indoors and outside, to help them to become confident communicators. The inspector observed the quality of education indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool
4.7
(3)
Megan Grindle
5 years ago
My son has been at Kirkby day nursery for nearly a year now since he was 11 months old. It’s an amazing nursery & all the staff are lovely. My little boy has come on so much since he’s been there & loves going. It’s a great setting & there always doing different activities daily with the children. Always kept up to date too about things which is good. I couldn’t fault the nursery at all. Perfect in every way! If your looking for a nursery for your little one definitely consider here!
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Laura Vaughan
5 years ago
Really happy with Kirkby day nursery bright horizons for my daughter it’s the best thing I could of done is put her in there as she has come on so much with her numbers, colours, speech, she is so intelligent for a 2 year old and I believe it’s down to the nursery! Her key worker are absolutely amazing I could ask for a better place. Thankyou x
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Zosia Pietruszka
a month ago
my child got kirked, I don't know what it means, but it's okay👌
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Inspection history
Date: November 2004
- December 2022Outstanding
- February 2017Outstanding
- April 2013Good
- February 2011Outstanding
- November 2004Good
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