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Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Springfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RD · Kent
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery, part of the wider Bright Horizons family, is dedicated to providing exceptional childcare and early education. The nursery focuses on a holistic approach to child development, nurturing each individual's potential in a safe, healthy, and happy environment.

Their unique "Nurture Approach" integrates learning and emotional well-being, supported by a team of skilled and caring practitioners. They understand the importance of making families feel at ease, offering non-chargeable settling-in sessions for up to six weeks before a child's start date.

These sessions allow children to gradually adapt to their new surroundings and form a strong bond with their dedicated "Key Person," who provides emotional security and support. The nursery emphasises open communication with parents, encouraging them to share details about their child's routines, preferences, and comfort items to ensure a smooth transition and personalised care.

Bright Horizons also assists families in navigating childcare funding options to ease financial concerns.

Our ethos

Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery utilises a unique "Nurture Approach" that integrates learning with emotional well-being. They focus on a holistic approach to child development, nurturing each individual's potential within a safe, healthy, and happy environment, supported by a team of skilled and caring practitioners. They also provide extensive settling-in support and emphasise open communication with parents to ensure a personalised care experience.

What it's like

Children are happy, settled, and develop strong bonds with staff, promoting emotional well-being and helping them feel safe and secure. They are developing independence and social skills, playing together, sharing resources, and taking turns. Children are curious learners, enjoying opportunities to develop physical skills such as crawling and climbing.

Nurture Approach CurriculumSettling-in SessionsFocus on Emotional WellbeingOfsted "Good" or "Outstanding"

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

Freshly prepared food

Established

2015

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery

Last inspected 15 February 2023

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, settled, and develop strong bonds with staff, promoting emotional well-being and helping them feel safe and secure. They are developing independence and social skills, playing together, sharing resources, and taking turns. Children are curious learners, enjoying opportunities to develop physical skills such as crawling and climbing.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have a good understanding of how young children and babies learn, planning a range of sensory and messy learning experiences.
  • The management team has a thorough understanding of what they want children to learn, with a well-sequenced curriculum that builds on prior knowledge.
  • Children successfully build on their language and early literacy skills, learning new words and enjoying stories and songs.
  • Staff support children to learn about and respect different people, cultures, and abilities.
  • Children enjoy learning experiences about healthy lifestyles, including good oral hygiene and growing vegetables.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the planning of small-group activities to ensure they meet the learning needs of all children
  • 2review the organisation of daily routines to ensure children's learning is not interrupted.
Inspection #10265302 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children to learn about and respect people who are the same and different from themselves. For example, they share books and talk to children about different cultures and abilities.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy many opportunities to develop their physical skills. For instance, babies enjoy crawling in the garden, and toddlers confidently climb a wooden slope in the garden. Children who are engrossed in play outdoors are asked to stop to come in for snack.

Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery

5.0
(1)
alex noble
9 years ago

My 19 month old daughter has recently started at Woodlands Nursery and I couldn't possibly fault it! She loves going and has settled in so well thanks to all of the lovely staff members. I have found Woodlands very professional and helpful in all aspects, I'm very happy I chose this nursery for my daughter and so is she :-).

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Inspection history

Date: June 2017

  • February 2023Good
  • June 2017Outstanding

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