--- title: "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool" url: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 description: "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool — see the latest Ofsted report card and reviews (4.3/5 from 11), plus contact details." lang: en-GB --- Nursery Advice: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/ Claim Your Nursery: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/claim # Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool Ofsted: Expected standard · 4.3 (11 Google reviews) · 84 Martins Road, Shortlands, BR2 0EF · Bromley Number of places 74 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected May 2026 Local authority Bromley ## About this early years setting Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool, registered with Ofsted in 1996, is a well-regarded childcare setting located in a converted chapel in Shortlands, Bromley. 30pm on weekdays (closing for one week at Christmas), provides a nurturing environment for children aged 0-4 years. The dedicated team of 20 staff, many with relevant early years qualifications, ensures a high-quality educational experience. With a strong focus on individual development, the nursery prioritises creating a secure and stimulating space where children thrive. Both the managers and staff hold high expectations for all children, encouraging independence and positive behaviour from a young age. The nursery effectively supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those receiving additional funding, by identifying learning gaps and collaborating closely with parents and professionals. This collaborative approach ensures that every child develops essential skills for their future learning journey. Our ethos Bright Horizons' 'The Nurture Approach' prioritises learning and emotional well-being, fostering a supportive environment where children can flourish. They focus on inspiring and fun learning experiences, with practitioners supporting each child's unique journey. They also emphasise a strong commitment to safety and quality. What it's like Children are happy and settled at the nursery. Managers provide supportive systems to help new children settle quickly, which helps children feel secure. Managers and staff have high expectations for all children, who are well-behaved and encouraged to be independent from a young age. Ambitious Curriculum Individualised Learning Strong Parent Partnership Outdoor Exploration ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 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 each weekday, throughout the year, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, closing for one week at Christmas Food Freshly prepared food and menus with allergy management Term time / All Year All_year Registered with Ofsted 1996 Ofsted Inspection — new report card ### Expected standard Last inspected May 2026 Headline: Expected standard Grade summary Exceptional — Strong standard Expected standard 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 Achievement Expected standard Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Inclusion Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Age range 0 to 4 Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted report for Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool Last inspected 6 May 2026 · Angela Colman Safeguarding effective What it's like to attend Inspector highlights - Managers plan an ambitious curriculum, offering children a wealth of experiences. - Staff know children well and plan activities based on their interests. - Children enjoy healthy meals and snacks, and individual dietary requirements are well-organised. - Parents appreciate the wide range of activities and receive regular updates and information. - Children are caring and behave well, exploring emotions and feelings in age-appropriate ways. Areas to develop - 1 Enhance staff understanding and practice of how to help children develop a wide and varied vocabulary. - 2 Support children more effectively during mealtime routines to enable all children to fully benefit from the learning opportunities. Inspection #10235009 · Source: Ofsted View full Ofsted report (https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50305031) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision All children make good progress, including those who receive additional funding and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Managers identify gaps in children's learning and work closely with parents and professionals to support all children, including those with SEND, to develop skills for future learning. Outdoor space Children have lots of opportunities to explore the natural environment during outdoor play. For instance, children transport water from different parts of the garden and grow herbs, plants and tomatoes, picking and eating their produce. ## Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool 4.3 (11 Google reviews) Hitesh Mohta 9 months ago Bright Horizons Shortlands has been absolutely fantastic for our child. The staff are warm, caring and genuinely invested in our child’s growth. Communication is excellent, activities are creative and varied, and the environment is safe, fun and nurturing. Our child has flourished here — I couldn’t recommend them more! Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25SbFprRnFObEZEV0ZocVR6VmpPV1o0ZFZOMmEyYxAB!2m1!1s0x47d8aa7436947a57:0x7e44e631bbb7504) sonia19124 a year ago We are very pleased with how everyone is looking after our daughter in the toddler room. We have quite few special requests and they were easily accommodated. Very good communication whenever we need, but also daily updates on activities are always nice to see. Highly recommend this nursery. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNZOE9QMjVnRRAB!2m1!1s0x47d8aa7436947a57:0x7e44e631bbb7504) Jennifer West 6 years ago Wonderful staff, lovely nursery. Our daughter went here from age 2-4yrs and was very happy there. If you're looking for a caring, fun and relaxed environment for your child with staff that actually care and do their very best to work around the parent's needs too, then I highly recommend Bright Horizons, Shortlands. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM0cUlINElREAE!2m1!1s0x47d8aa7436947a57:0x7e44e631bbb7504) Paris Newman 9 years ago Confidentiality was broken on more than one occasion. The change over of untrained staff is beyond a joke and its more of a place for work experience more than a well run nursery. Probing children is a big problem in this nursery and lack of communication is just worrying. The security of this nursery is just not strong enough to put parents mind at ease and the safety levels for a child is below satisfying. There lack of detail for your child's learning story is disgusting expect the following to be missing: initial points, 2year check/reports, observations not dated, no plotting/tracking of developmental age phase, no photographs of progress, ripped out photos of key workers, no next steps put in place & no starting dates which quite frankly are all important information needed in a learning story for every child! Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNBNzZLeWVREAE!2m1!1s0x47d8aa7436947a57:0x7e44e631bbb7504) Neha Bhattacharyya 6 years ago The staff is absolutely loving and attentive. My toddler learnt a lot in the nursery although she only used to go for half a day. The management is very accommodating as well for any extra sessions I ever needed. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM0NUxPbXFnRRAB!2m1!1s0x47d8aa7436947a57:0x7e44e631bbb7504) Reviews from Google for Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool. See all on Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/?cid=568665640529523972&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Date: March 2013 - May 2026 Expected standard - October 2022 Good - September 2022 Good - November 2016 Good - October 2016 Good - April 2013 Good - March 2013 Good ## Frequently asked about Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool ### What areas is Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool working on? ### What outdoor space does Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool have? ### Does Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool take babies? ### How big is Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool? ### How can Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool be contacted? ## Nearby day nurseries in Shortlands Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool. - Ofsted: Good 0.3 mi ### Fennies Blyth Road Bromley · BR1 3RS 4.9(21 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/fennies-blyth-road-br1-3rs-ey478297 - Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Kindred Bromley North Bromley · BR1 3RX 4.4(42 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/kindred-bromley-north-br1-3rx-ey497857 - Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Kindred Shortlands Bromley · BR2 0LP 4.6(20 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/kindred-shortlands-br2-0lp-137250 - Ofsted: Good 0.6 mi ### Little Cherubs Bromley · BR2 0JP 4.9(10 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/little-cherubs-br2-0jp-ey300440 - Ofsted: Good 0.6 mi ### Fennies London Lane Bromley · BR1 4HD 5.0(9 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/fennies-london-lane-br1-4hd-2655641 - Ofsted: Good 0.7 mi ### Bright Horizons Bromley Day Nursery And Preschool Bromley · BR1 3PF 4.5(17 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-bromley-day-nursery-and-preschool-br1-3pf-2550217 See all nurseries in Shortlands →: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?q=Shortlands ### Are you the owner of this nursery? Claim this listing to manage photos, hours and contact details. Claim listing (https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/claim?nursery=bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042) ### Share this nursery Send to a partner, friend or family member. Share on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/?text=Bright%20Horizons%20Shortlands%20Day%20Nursery%20and%20Preschool%20%E2%80%94%20on%20Nursery%20Advice%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 Share on Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042&app_id=140586622674265&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 Share on X: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Bright%20Horizons%20Shortlands%20Day%20Nursery%20and%20Preschool%20%E2%80%94%20on%20Nursery%20Advice&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 Share on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042 Share on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042&title=Bright%20Horizons%20Shortlands%20Day%20Nursery%20and%20Preschool Share on Telegram: https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseryadvice.co.uk%2Fnursery%2Fbright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042&text=Bright%20Horizons%20Shortlands%20Day%20Nursery%20and%20Preschool%20%E2%80%94%20on%20Nursery%20Advice This listing has been compiled from official Ofsted records, the nursery's own website, details provided directly by the nursery where available, and other trusted public sources. We regularly review and update listings to keep the information as accurate as possible. Learn more (https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/about-our-data) Nursery Advice — home (https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/) The independent UK nursery directory. Built with Ofsted data, kept current weekly. For parents - Search nurseries: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search - Parent Hub: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/parent-hub - Saved nurseries: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/saved - Compare: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/compare For nurseries - Promote Your Nursery: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/for-nurseries - Claim a listing: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/claim - Nursery dashboard: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/owner - Sign in: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/auth Browse by location - London: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries/london - South East: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries/south-east - North West: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries/north-west - West Midlands: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries/west-midlands - Yorkshire: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber - See all regions →: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries About - About us: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/about-us - Editorial policy: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/parent-hub/editorial-standards - Contact us: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/contact - Blog: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/blog - Data sources: Ofsted MI, GIAS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590427415951 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nurseryadvice-co-uk Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/NurseryAdvice/ Ofsted data & reports Inspection reports, ratings and provider details displayed on this site are sourced from Ofsted (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/) and contain public sector information published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Nursery Advice is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ofsted or any government body. © 2026 Better Search Limited (company no. 17209315), trading as Nursery Advice. All rights reserved. Contact: hello@nurseryadvice.co.uk. Terms of service (https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/terms)Privacy policy (https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/privacy)Made for parents. ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. Ofsted ratings, fees, opening hours, Google reviews and inspection history — all in one place.", "inLanguage": "en-GB", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": { "@type": "EntryPoint", "urlTemplate": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?q={search_term_string}" }, "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. Ofsted ratings, fees, opening hours, Google reviews and inspection history — all in one place.", "logo": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/18ee05cb-93ee-4d8a-b535-85644088f16f/nursery-advice-social-share.png", "sameAs": [ "https://twitter.com/nurseryadvice" ], "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "contactType": "customer support", "email": "hello@nurseryadvice.co.uk", "areaServed": "GB", "availableLanguage": [ "English" ] } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#webpage", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042", "name": "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool", "description": "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool — see the latest Ofsted report card and reviews (4.3/5 from 11), plus contact details.", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/#website" }, "about": { "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#nursery" }, "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#breadcrumb" }, "speakable": { "@type": "SpeakableSpecification", "cssSelector": [ "h1", "[data-speakable]" ] } }, { "@type": "ChildCare", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#nursery", "name": "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "GB", "streetAddress": "84 Martins Road", "addressLocality": "Shortlands", "postalCode": "BR2 0EF" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#webpage" }, "telephone": "08000 854074", "email": "onehr@brighthorizons.com", "sameAs": [ "https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk" ], "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": 51.405683, "longitude": 0.004379 }, "areaServed": [ { "@type": "City", "name": "Shortlands" } ], "audience": { "@type": "PeopleAudience", "suggestedMinAge": 0, "suggestedMaxAge": 4 }, "aggregateRating": { "@type": "AggregateRating", "ratingValue": 4.3, "reviewCount": 11, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "review": [ { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hitesh Mohta" }, "reviewBody": "Bright Horizons Shortlands has been absolutely fantastic for our child. The staff are warm, caring and genuinely invested in our child’s growth. Communication is excellent, activities are creative and varied, and the environment is safe, fun and nurturing. Our child has flourished here — I couldn’t recommend them more!", "datePublished": "2025-08-13T12:41:24.877214918Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "sonia19124" }, "reviewBody": "We are very pleased with how everyone is looking after our daughter in the toddler room. We have quite few special requests and they were easily accommodated. Very good communication whenever we need, but also daily updates on activities are always nice to see. Highly recommend this nursery.", "datePublished": "2025-04-30T14:52:15.000467Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer West" }, "reviewBody": "Wonderful staff, lovely nursery. Our daughter went here from age 2-4yrs and was very happy there. If you're looking for a caring, fun and relaxed environment for your child with staff that actually care and do their very best to work around the parent's needs too, then I highly recommend Bright Horizons, Shortlands.", "datePublished": "2019-05-31T19:59:42.207691Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 1, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paris Newman" }, "reviewBody": "Confidentiality was broken on more than one occasion. The change over of untrained staff is beyond a joke and its more of a place for work experience more than a well run nursery. Probing children is a big problem in this nursery and lack of communication is just worrying. The security of this nursery is just not strong enough to put parents mind at ease and the safety levels for a child is below satisfying.\n\nThere lack of detail for your child's learning story is disgusting expect the following to be missing : initial points, 2year check/reports, observations not dated, no plotting/tracking of developmental age phase, no photographs of progress , ripped out photos of key workers, no next steps put in place & no starting dates which quite frankly are all important information needed in a learning story for every child!", "datePublished": "2016-12-20T14:14:54.431Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neha Bhattacharyya" }, "reviewBody": "The staff is absolutely loving and attentive. My toddler learnt a lot in the nursery although she only used to go for half a day. The management is very accommodating as well for any extra sessions I ever needed.", "datePublished": "2019-06-03T10:31:44.113794Z", "inLanguage": "en" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Nurseries", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "London", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?region=London" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-shortlands-day-nursery-and-preschool-br2-0ef-ey332042#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What areas is Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool working on?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The nursery is working to strengthen staff understanding and practice in helping children build a wider vocabulary. It is also focusing on making mealtime routines more supportive so that all children gain more from the learning opportunities within those moments." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What outdoor space does Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool have?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Children use a garden area for outdoor play, where they move water around different parts of the space and grow herbs, plants and tomatoes. They also pick and eat some of the produce they have grown." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool take babies?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The setting accepts children from 0 to 4 years old. That age range includes babies, toddlers and preschool-aged children." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How big is Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The nursery has 79 children on roll. That figure gives a clear picture of the size of the setting." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How can Bright Horizons Shortlands Day Nursery and Preschool be contacted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Phone: 08000 854074. Email: onehr@brighthorizons.com. Website: https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk" } } ] } ] } ] ```