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Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
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4.0(17 Google reviews) ·Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP · Kent
Number of places
144 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Kent

About this early years setting

Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool is part of a large, experienced network of around 300 nurseries across the UK, dedicated to providing exceptional childcare. The nursery prides itself on nurturing children’s development through its unique Nurture Approach™, which integrates learning with emotional well-being.

This philosophy aims to support children in becoming healthy, happy, and confident individuals, fostering their potential from an early age. The curriculum, known as Bright Beginnings, focuses on five key learning areas, incorporating practical and life skills into engaging activities.

The nursery emphasises the importance of outdoor play, offering Forest School experiences and participation in the Eco-Schools programme to enhance children's development. Mealtimes are a significant part of the day, with freshly prepared food and careful management of allergies.

The nursery also provides dedicated support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). A strong emphasis is placed on smooth transitions for children and families, offering non-chargeable settling-in sessions up to six weeks before the start date to ensure children feel secure and form strong attachments with their key person.

This personalised approach aims to create a welcoming and supportive environment where every child's unique needs and routines are understood and accommodated, making their initial nursery experience as positive as possible.

Our ethos

At Bright Horizons, children are supported at every moment by dedicated, skilled, and caring grown-ups, our nursery practitioners. The Nurture Approach™ is central to life at our Nurseries. It brings together learning and emotional wellbeing as part of the same amazing growing-up journey. We are passionate about supporting families with the daily work-life juggle, and in our nurseries, our team of dedicated professionals fill children’s days with fun and inspiring learning experiences and the simple joys of childhood.

What it's like

Children are very confident, aware of their surroundings, reassured, content and feel welcomed into the nursery. They show a great eagerness to learn. Staff provide a positive learning environment, where children confidently develop at their own pace.

Large Nursery GroupNurture Approach™Forest SchoolEco-Schools ProgrammeFreshly Prepared MealsTailored Settling-in Sessions

Pricing & funding

  • Settling in sessions£0 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Each weekday, all year, from 7am to 6.30pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2017

Waitlist

false

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 7 October 2022 · Claire Parnell

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 very confident, aware of their surroundings, reassured, content and feel welcomed into the nursery. They show a great eagerness to learn. Staff provide a positive learning environment, where children confidently develop at their own pace.

Inspector highlights

  • Management recognise staff strengths and weaknesses and develop a cohesive team.
  • Children's communication and language is positively encouraged, with staff using Makaton signs to enhance communication.
  • Children confidently explore with mark making, using writing for purpose in pre-school.
  • Children of all ages are inquisitive and curious, and staff effectively challenge and extend their thinking.
  • Parents make positive comments about the care and attention given to their children.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should use information, such as the progress check at age two, more effectively to fully promote children's learning and to identify and close any gaps in their development more proactively and efficiently.
  • 2The provider should support parents' understanding of how to continue children's learning at home and share the successful practice within the nursery, to help promote a bigger impact on children's learning.
Inspection #10257145 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive consistent approaches to their care and learning, working alongside specialists.

Outdoor space

Younger children decide whether to play inside or outside and confidently transfer resources from one environment to the other. Babies freely explore their rooms and outside play areas, taking in the displays hanging from the ceiling that promote their interest in their play environment.

Google Reviews of Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool

4.0
(17 Google reviews)
Tejas Shah
6 months ago

My son started nursery at Bright horizons from 9 month old until preschool. He really enjoyed and developed whilst his entire term. Management, teachers support staff were great in each phase from baby room, toddler, pre school and ready for school. I highly recommend Bright Horizons Swanscombe branch

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Marty A
a year ago

Lovely teachers and staff, have their own kitchen and various dishes on menu throughout the week. Different outdoor play areas, lots of greens and nature. Spacious car park,. Nursery is using an App to keep you updated with activities, programs, dates and personal development of child, pictures. Great communication from reception about what's going on. felt safe to have our daughter there for her last year before reception. Staff takes brilliant care of children, respecting religious beliefs and happy to accomodate special requests. Would defo recommend for parents to have children there.

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Darren Jenkins
a year ago

My daughter has been attending the nursery since she was 6 months old, she’s now nearly 2 and it has been amazing! The staff made us feel at ease from the first day and that has continued throughout her time at the nursery. It blows me away just how many opportunities my child has at the nursery in both the indoor and outdoor environments. The nursery listens to the views of parents and even has a parent committee, the team are constantly looking for ideas to improve the service provided, they have added forest school, recently achieved their eco school status and are holding regular coffee sessions and workshop for parents to attend which is great for us to learn and network. I couldn’t recommend this nursery more if I tried! The children really are at the heart of everything this nursery does!

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esther ehwenomare
10 months ago

I’m super impressed with this nursery we moved to the area and my daughter has been attending the nursery and she has developed so much all the teachers are friendly and loving kind and the reception staff are always helpful. So happy we choose you ❤️

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Sophia Michael
5 years ago

Amazing nursery!! It’s so hard to begin with as your trusting someone with the most precious thing in the world, but they make it so easy!! Made us feel so comfortable! My daughters key worker is Jess, and she really is the loveliest person, my little girl really adores her! Really pleased with it all!! Really secure too which is another factor out of the thousands that I love about this place

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Inspection history

Date: November 2018

  • October 2022Good
  • November 2018Outstanding

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