Opening hours
Monday to Friday, term time only, from 8am to 6pm.
Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
Number of places
140 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this day nursery
Bright Horizons operates a network of over 300 nurseries across the UK, offering childcare and early education by dedicated and skilled professionals. The nursery embraces a unique 'Nurture Approach' which integrates learning with emotional wellbeing, supporting children's holistic development.
They aim to provide a nurturing environment where children feel secure and loved, fostering their ability to explore, learn, and thrive. The organisation emphasises creating an extraordinary, thriving, and happy place for children, focusing on making childhood more than just childcare.
Bright Horizons is committed to supporting families through the challenges of daily life by providing engaging and inspiring learning experiences, all while ensuring the simple joys of childhood are abundant. They also provide comprehensive guidance on childcare funding options to help families financially.
Our ethos
Bright Horizons integrates learning with emotional wellbeing through their 'Nurture Approach,' aiming to create a secure and loving environment that supports children's holistic development and fosters their ability to explore, learn, and thrive. They are committed to making childhood more than just childcare, focusing on an engaging and inspiring experience that embraces the simple joys of childhood.
What it's like
Leaders and managers effectively oversee the curriculum, understanding children's learning needs and supporting staff in providing engaging activities. Children feel safe and at home, seeking help from trusted adults. Staff act as positive role models, using encouraging language to promote good behaviour.
Nurture ApproachHolistic DevelopmentChildcare Funding Guidance
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
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Session types
Settling in Sessions
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery
Last inspected 11 July 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Leaders and managers effectively oversee the curriculum, understanding children's learning needs and supporting staff in providing engaging activities. Children feel safe and at home, seeking help from trusted adults. Staff act as positive role models, using encouraging language to promote good behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and managers have a clear and ambitious vision for the nursery and support staff effectively.
- Staff know children's needs very well, understanding their home lives and starting points, and swiftly address any learning gaps.
- All children have vast opportunities to be creative and use a wide range of materials to express themselves.
- Children are encouraged to be independent, persevering with tasks and showing respect for their environment.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that prioritises children's interests.
Areas to develop
- 1develop further the curriculum for personal, social and emotional development, to help all children better understand the impact of their behaviour on others, particularly when this interrupts other children's learning
- 2help staff to more consistently recognise when to adapt activities to sustain children's attention more successfully.
Inspection #10331917 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The inspectors talked to staff, including the special educational needs coordinator, at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views.
Outdoor space
Children thoroughly enjoy time outdoors in the exciting nursery garden where they have wonderful opportunities to explore the world around them. They are fascinated by the world around them and are encouraged to explore and understand the features of creatures that they find in woodland.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024
Date: January 2018
- July 2024Good
- January 2024Requires improvement
- January 2018Outstanding
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