Bright Horizons East India Dock Day Nursery

My twins were in this nursery for 2 years, age 13 months to 3 years old. Started in the toddler room, and were moved to rising 3s room after aged 2. Kids cried a little for the first few days, but soon began to run into the nursery themselves. Breakfast, fruits, lunch, tea, milk, nappies, everything provided. Loads of age-appropriate activities are planned every week. They celebrate festivals of all ethnic groups with equal enthusiasm and plan nice related activities. Kids have learnt rhymes, alphabets,1-30 numbers, and know so many birds, animals and more. They draw, paint, do crafts, messy play, play outdoors on most days, read books etc, regularly. Just sit and cuddle and rest if tired or unwell. Key workers are all so warm and loving towards the children. We received regular updates, and lots of photos of kids doing daily activities on the app. Weekly menus were full of variety. The place is clean and maintained well. A very lovely, welcoming and accommodating staff team and management. My kids loved it and often still remember and miss the place. Highly recommend.

My daughter has been going to this nursery for the last two years since she was just one year old and I absolutely will recommend it as best care for your child in this area. The nursery has been taking care of her safety, and diet requirements. I am happy with the variety of activities that are conducted for the constant learning and my child surprises me with the things she’s learned there. Thank you for taking care of our children so nicely.

We have had a very good experience at this nursery. Our daughter started here when she was 18-months and the toddler room staff went above and beyond to make sure she settled in well. They gave her extra cuddles and were incredibly patient with her at meal times. We are grateful for their kindness and attentiveness. My daughter is now almost 3-years old and is in the rising three-room and our experience remains positive. The children paint, learn songs and go to the garden every day. Earlier this year the staff organised for the parents to come in and talk to children about their jobs, which was a wonderful initiative and the kids were so engaged!

They pay attention to what the kids are going through and are always very insightful. They are caring and friendly and I know he is in good hands. They do lots of activities, allow the kids to play outside and I can tell how he is developing and learning. Couldn't recommend more and I wish all nurseries were like this. Tiny improvement around food and including more diversity on the menus, but even this, I have no significant issue with.

We have had a great experience with the nursery for the past 2 years. My two sons attend full time and are being looked after really well and we are always being informed about everything related to their learning and growth. Wonderful staff and a really helpful management team.

My little one has been in East India Dock for almost a year now. She enjoys nursery with lots of activities. It has not been easy for the staff and children over covid, especially with different restrictions and policy. Thank you to the staff for looking after our child.

All of the staff members are amazing, providing beyond basic care and our boy is always excited to start a new day. We have full trust and highly recommend this place for childcare.

We could have not wished for a better nursery for our son. The whole team in toddler 3 room have been looking after him so well and in a short amount of time, he got very attached to them. He even asks about them during the weekend, which shows just how much he is enjoying his time at Bright Horizons, East India. They offer a lot of different activities and our son has progressed so much since he joined. The nursery is also managed incredibly well. The deputy manager and her colleagues have always been very accommodating, flexible and friendly. We highly recommend this nursery to anyone who is looking for a safe and loving environment for their little one.

Our daughter has been attending Bright Horizons East India Dock for a little over a year now and we are delighted with her development and the reports and photos we see. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable, we’re very comfortable with leaving our daughter there every day.

I don't recommend this nursery to anyone. During my child's settling period they called me two times to pick him up claiming he has a temperature above 38C. When I arrived in about 20-30min. time, I have asked them to check it again and they now measured as 36.5C. A high temperature in a sick child would not go down in half an hour. He was only coughing a little bit and this was not pleasant to them and that's why they wanted me to pick him up falsely claiming his temperature is high. What is worse when I got there my child was alone and all the other children were doing an activity. My observation was that they separated him and this is not acceptable. Also, the management is too rude. When we asked them to give us the policy of the nursery on something they replied saying they don't have to give us a policy. If you want your child to start the nursery, then make sure he does not and won't cough, and be ready to be misinformed on her/his health and sign dozens of papers too.

I would strongly recommend this nursery.

The staff at Bright Horizons East India Dock Day Nursery are great and very friendly. Cannot recommend them enough. They show dedication and our son happy to be there. I would recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a nice environment for their children to learn and have fun. Many thanks for everything they do!

My son goes to Bright Horizons East India and the carers and staff in the toddler room my son loves them and misses them still. I have seen him learn so much and being independent - His eating his communication and social skills have improved drastically. He loves his Rising 3 carers too now, he is 25 months old and enjoys being in the nursery. The management is nice and warm too. I am very happy as a parent.

The nursery staff took away the worries about my son starting the nursery. I felt very satisfied and secure leaving him in the room, knowing he will be looked after and loved. The number of activities is done with the kids is impressive and I can clearly see the progress of my son's development. Another very important thing is that the food is fresh and cooked daily, and most importantly each child is given his own plate even for a snack, unlike I've seen in another place - one bowl for all the kids and no supervision for every child to take a portion of food.

This is by far the best nursery! From the teachers to the management, everyone is so lovely, knowledgeable and professional! A special Thank You to the teachers in my daughter’s class as they always go above and beyond to give a child the individual support they need to excel in certain skills! The children enjoy a variety of activities from learning colours, numbers, shapes and even planets!!! Painting, drawing and developing their artistic skills! Also, the transition from nappies to toilet use is a big milestone in the life of a child and in the life of the whole family! They have been extremely supportive of my daughter’s training and she is doing better and better every day! We are super thankful that our daughter has such caring and invested teachers!

They build his own development program. Since attending this nursery, he has become more adventurous with his eating, able to self-feed, and he is now great at sharing and participating in activities. I can see that he has truly engaged with his key worker and staff in his room because he is very comfortable around them and is not in a rush to get home! It also helps that the size of the classrooms is relatively small, so unlike other nurseries I have visited, this one has a calmer environment. The nursery is clean, well kept and enjoys a nice private playground outside that has been recently refurbished.

My son started at around 10 months in the baby room and he was amazing, he loved two of the staff members and they managed to do a very smooth transition to the Toddlers Room, where he is now. He is happy, which is the most important for us.

We absolutely love this nursery. The staff is absolutely wonderful, caring, loving, and thoughtful. They always keep us posted, write regular reports, and are genuinely invested in the child's development and growth. Our child loves going to the nursery; he adores his key worker and looks forward to seeing her every day. The baby room staff put in a lot of effort into the development of our children. My son is 14 months old and has developed greatly during his time there and much credit has to go to the brilliant staff and carers who he's become very attached to.

Our daughter has been with the nursery for a year now and she absolutely loves it. We, like all parents, were worried about how well she would adapt to the environment but the carers were great and she settled in really well. Now she loves going to nursery and learns something new every day. She has developed greatly during her time there and much credit has to go to the brilliant staff and carers who she's become very, very attached to.

I like the menu you have with a lot of variety of food for kids. The activities are also interesting and I am sure must be very exciting for kids.