Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm
Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
Number of places
76 places
Age range
Not Listed
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Lambeth
About this day nursery
Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool, registered in 2004, operates from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, 51 weeks a year. The nursery, rated Good by Ofsted on 3rd November 2022, provides a welcoming and inclusive environment where children from 0 to 0 years form strong attachments with adults.
The effective key-person system ensures staff truly know each child, fostering independence seen in activities like pouring drinks and managing personal hygiene. Children are engaged in stimulating activities, such as pretend pizza making, which develop skills across all learning areas, and staff skilfully enhance learning through questioning and vocabulary extension.
The nursery prioritises safety, with children regularly discussing safety scenarios with their mascot, 'Candy Floss'. The setting ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well-supported, with staff setting individual targets and parents noting positive progress.
Outdoor spaces are utilised in all weathers for fresh air and physical development, and children enjoy local walks to enrich their understanding of the world. Staff also celebrate different cultures, teaching about festivals like Diwali and supporting children who speak English as an additional language by using keywords in their home languages and encouraging English vocabulary repetition.
Parent feedback highlights strong partnerships between home and nursery, with families feeling well-supported during key developmental stages like potty training and receiving ideas to support learning at home. Children also develop emotional literacy using tools like the 'colour monster' to describe their feelings.
What it's like
Children are happy and form strong attachments with the adults that care for them in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. The effective key-person system ensures staff know the children well. Independence is encouraged across the nursery, with children learning to pour their own drinks and manage personal hygiene. Children are engaged in exciting and stimulating activities and develop skills across all areas of learning.
Welcoming and inclusiveStrong attachmentsIndependence encouragedEngaging activitiesSafety priorityOutdoor learning
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool
Last inspected 3 November 2022
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 and form strong attachments with the adults that care for them in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. The effective key-person system ensures staff know the children well. Independence is encouraged across the nursery, with children learning to pour their own drinks and manage personal hygiene. Children are engaged in exciting and stimulating activities and develop skills across all areas of learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and form strong attachments with adults.
- Independence is encouraged across the nursery.
- Children are engaged in exciting and stimulating activities and develop skills across all areas of learning.
- Learning about staying safe is a high priority.
- Parents and carers speak highly of the nursery and its dedicated manager, reporting strong partnerships between home and nursery.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen information shared with parents so that they are clear on how they can support children's learning at home, and ensure relevant professionals are clearly informed
- 2review the lunchtime routine to increase engagement and fully meet children's needs.
Inspection #10214248 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents and carers speak highly of the nursery and its dedicated manager. They report there are strong partnerships between home and nursery. Parents feel well supported during significant times, such as potty training, and are given ideas about how to support their children's learning at home.
Parents and staff speak of the positive progress children make during their time at the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager and her team have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Parents and staff speak of the positive progress children make during their time at the nursery. Staff set targets for each child and carefully consider strategies for learning. However, where concerns are identified, strategies to address them are not always communicated effectively in reports to parents and other professionals, to support children even further.
Outdoor space
The outdoor spaces are utilised in all weathers to ensure opportunities for fresh air and physical development. Children are taken on walks around the local area to enrich their learning about the outside world.
Parent Reviews of Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool
5.0
(3)
Carmel
4 months ago
My son still talks about his time at BH, two years later. With Ami's firm leadership and Jade's infestious enthusiasm, my kids enjoyed their time here.
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Tom Chubb
5 years ago
I've always felt comfortable that my Son is in excellent hands at this nursery. This compliments his learning and his keyworkers give great feedback which is really important to ensure we are all doing everything we can for his development. I cannot fault anyone or any part of the nursery and take this opportunity to sincerely thank them for everything they do.
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Orla Hayes
5 years ago
My little boy started at the end of January. He loves it, runs in the door each morning. The staff are very caring and accommodating.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2010
- November 2022Good
- November 2016Good
- October 2012Good
- September 2010Outstanding
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