Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool

36 Radbourne Road, Balham, London SW12 0EF
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  • Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool, London
The recently renovated Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool provides a stimulating and enjoyable learning environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery prides itself on offering secure and exciting childcare where children thrive and relish the learning experience.

The well-designed rooms are tailored to specific age groups. The Baby Room, catering to ages 3 to 18 months, features a dedicated sensory room for infants to explore and play. The Toddler Room, designed for children aged 18 to 32 months, focuses on physical development, supports toilet training, and enhances speech and language skills. In their Preschool Room, catering to children aged 32 months to 5 years, structured activities encourage curiosity, independent exploration, and skill development to prepare them for school and future endeavours.

The extensive garden is segmented into play areas suitable for different age groups, with the children thoroughly enjoying their fruit trees and actively participating in frequent discussions about the seasonal changes and their expected outcomes. And while your child is busy exploring and having fun, you can keep updated via their Family app. Available for all Bright Horizons parents, this will keep you connected with your child's day-to-day experiences.

Bright Horizons redefines support for families and employers through innovative nursery care, offering unique learning experiences, a strong bespoke curriculum designed to nurture and develop the skills your child needs to flourish and reach their full potential, trusted back-up care, and expert coaching across all of its UK nurseries.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Grace (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (89)

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Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.863) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool has 89 reviews.

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Review from Liz (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great staff, very caring and know my child well. They also offer lots of extra curricular activities like Sporty Minis which is great.


They have a lovely outside space and the opening hours are very useful for working parents.

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Review from Lauren B (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Balham Day nursery is a very welcoming and caring nursery it has an amazing team that has made my child feel very welcomed within the baby room I feel as a parent my child is engaged in a variety of stimulating activities that allow her to develop in the best possible way I also feel that staff interaction
Is outstanding as the staff within the baby room engage with my child very well I am pleased with my child key worker as she has helped settle my child. The Manager and Room Leader are very welcoming and are both approachable with any concerns that anyone may have. They are very staff orientated as they both go above and beyond for their staff. They listen well to their staff when and If the staff members have any concerns or problems they need to discuss they also try to make the best solutions for staff and the office door is always open for staff to be able to express themselves and support staff with either their training or furthering themselves.
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Review from Lisa (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends the baby room at Balham Day Nursery and I cannot be more happier with his progress and development since he started. He is now a confident walker. The staff always make sure there are lots of toys and activities available. He has the best keyworker a parent could ask for, she knows and
understands him really well and goes out of her way to help him achieve his own individual goals and milestones. He always has artwork and crafts to bring home which makes me a proud parent and assures me that he is learning. The baby room staff team are great, they are always friendly, approachable and working to the best of their ability to make sure every individual child is safe, happy and cared for in a warm, caring environment.
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Review from Martin U (Father of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Pre-school is very nice and happy with the work they are doing to help support my child with her speech. The Christmas concert went very well and the children singing along, my child is very happy and thats all that matter to me.
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Review from Helen M (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Balham Day Nursery for over three years and my son started a couple of months ago. Both children love going - my daughter views her pre-school nursery teachers as part of her family. She loves the activities that are arranged and has many friends there. My son has allergies
and the staff are doing excellent work to help manage this.
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Review from Chi O (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An all round excellent choice!


A really lovely and cohesive team who care for children by providing a safe and happy environment for learning and building independence.


Asquith Balham day nursery has my full recommendation.

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Review from Yolanda G (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter really loves coming here (she started at ten months and is now 1.5 years old). She loves socialising and enjoys running around in the fun outdoor areas. The staff are really excellent- very caring; they put a lot of thought into the children's development. The kitchen staff are great too-
the meals are tasty and varied. My daughter loves her food and is getting really good at eating with a fork! Her speech is developing nicely and I'm so pleased that she has such a great time at nursery. She is there long hours- around 11 hours a day for five days a week- but never seems bored. I love to see her artwork too, which she takes home to show off!
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Review from Lucy C (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It's a great place to send your children. Both ours have been there for 2 and 3 years and they love it.
The outside space is great but the best thing is the staff who care for our kids with so much love.
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Review from Graham (Father of Child) published on 4 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always happy to send my daughter there she's well looked after. The food is great and the recipe card they send is a bonus. The garden is brilliant with lots of different areas I'm very happy.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.863)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.863) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.863 for Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (198 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 227 Ratings = 4.863
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Meet the Team (2)

Grace

Grace

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi my name is Grace and I am the Nursery Manager of Bright Horizons Balham.


From an early age I have always been intrigued with children and how they play and learn and this was at the forefront of why I wanted to be a Nursery Manager.


I have over 20 years of experience within Early Years and possess a BA hons in this field. In my spare time, my days are spent having quality time with my four children who range from Toddler to University age, who have also contributed to widening my experiences.


My journey with Bright Horizons has been one of continuous growth over the last 8 years and I have been fortunate to be around practitioners with a wealth of knowledge.
I have worked in a range Bright Horizons settings supporting in Ofsted and the curriculum and I am excited for this new challenge in supporting the Balham children to reach their full potential.

Miriam

Miriam

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hi my name is Miriam and I am the Deputy Manager of Bright Horizons Balham.


I am delighted to join the team. During my late teens, I identified my passion in building positive foundations to help shape the future of young children. It is imperative that we give every child the best start in their early years which I greatly enjoy. I look forward to establishing relationships with the Bright Horizons children, parents, and team.

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