Opening hours
8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year
Bright Horizons New Southgate Day Nursery and Preschool
Ofsted: Urgent improvement·
4.6(11 parent reviews)
·60 Beaconsfield Road, London, N11 3AE · Barnet
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Barnet
About this day nursery
Bright Horizons operates over 300 nurseries and preschools across the UK, offering comprehensive childcare solutions with a focus on holistic child development. Their unique 'Nurture Approach' integrates learning with emotional well-being, aiming to foster healthy, happy, and capable children.
The curriculum, named 'Bright Beginnings', emphasises five core learning areas and integrates practical life skills through engaging activities. They prioritise healthy eating with freshly prepared meals and have robust allergy management.
The nursery group is dedicated to outdoor learning, offering Forest School programmes and participating in Eco-Schools initiatives to enhance children's development through nature. They also provide comprehensive support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Understanding the financial challenges of childcare, Bright Horizons guides families through various government funding options, including tax-free childcare and funded hours. They also smooth the transition for new children and their families through dedicated, non-chargeable 'Settling In Sessions' that can commence up to six weeks prior to the start date, allowing children and parents to gradually acclimate to the nursery environment and build strong relationships with their key person.
What it's like
Children are warmly welcomed into this nurturing and well-presented setting with many exciting areas to explore. They get busy quickly and are greeted warmly by their key person, eager to choose favourite books and sing songs. Children are growing in confidence and developing a love of learning, spending good periods of time playing with what they have chosen, such as exploring slime or making spiders from play dough.
Nurture Approach curriculumSEN supportOutdoor Adventures & Forest SchoolFreshly prepared mealsSettling In Sessions
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.
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Food
Freshly prepared meals, menus, and allergy management are provided.
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Urgent improvement
Last inspected Feb 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesUrgent improvement
Children's welfare and wellbeingUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionUrgent improvement
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons New Southgate Day Nursery and Preschool
Last inspected 5 February 2026 · Sara Vincent
What it's like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into this nurturing and well-presented setting with many exciting areas to explore. They get busy quickly and are greeted warmly by their key person, eager to choose favourite books and sing songs. Children are growing in confidence and developing a love of learning, spending good periods of time playing with what they have chosen, such as exploring slime or making spiders from play dough.
Inspector highlights
- Children are warmly welcomed and eager to explore.
- Staff have high expectations and children develop strong bonds and good behaviour.
- Children show respect for their environment and develop independence skills.
- Children have positive attitudes towards learning and behave very well.
- Staff ensure children with SEND access and benefit from the curriculum with effective support plans.
Areas to develop
- 1embed staff's knowledge and skills of teaching to ensure there is a learning focus and clear intention during interactions and experiences that support young children's development further
- 2focus professional development opportunities more precisely on supporting staff to use their interactions with with younger children effectively so that they are consistently focused on improving learning and development outcomes.
Inspection #10234702 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak highly of this setting and are impressed with the level of communication, support, and the personalised settling-in process.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities can access and benefit from the curriculum. Staff put effective plans in place, that are shared with parents, to improve progress. With support from an experienced special educational needs coordinator and outside agencies, the staff implement a variety of strategies to support the needs of the children. For instance, they plan small one-to-one and group work, for children who may need more attention.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. Toddlers use play dough to design and make their own spiders like the ones they found in the garden earlier.
Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons New Southgate Day Nursery and Preschool
4.6
(11)
Umit Shah
2 years ago
My 8 month old son started attending the Nursery in November 2023. He absolutely loves his time there. The staff are super friendly, they take the time to answer questions my wife and i have without hesitation (there were a lot) their patience has been greatly appreciated. We have seen first hand how sweet the team in the baby room have been with our son. We actually chose this nursery because we were recommended it by my cousin who had sent his twin girls there, we would also highly recommend them!
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mahdis fathi
2 years ago
A pretty disappointing experience. We moved our boy here for 2 months as it was closer to our home. The staff do not do many activities with the children. In the morning drop offs they are not friendly and do not greet the parents. Literally walk past you when you are trying to drop off your child. We have moved our son to a different nursery and he is now far happier. Also they were quite hostile in chasing invoices, and last minute changes to make half days into full days to make more money. Parents beware.
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Devki Shah
2 years ago
Really great staff, and very well run and managed by Dannyella. We've had great experiences across all three rooms (baby, toddler and pre school) for both of our children. Hot food is served daily and the activities are varied and engaging. No complaints!
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Eva Hayes
3 years ago
Couldn't have picked a better nursery to send my child to. My son's development came on leaps and bounds after joining the nursery, all the staff are wonderful and I loved the updates via the app. I would give 6 stars if I could.
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Gabriela scorta
3 years ago
Best nursery,great staff all very good and kind
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Inspection history
Date: July 2003
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- March 2023Good
- January 2023Good
- February 2017Outstanding
- January 2017Outstanding
- July 2013Good
- June 2013Good
- October 2009Outstanding
- August 2009Outstanding
- September 2003Requires improvement
- July 2003Requires improvement
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