Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery

71-73 Beacon Road, London SE13 6ED
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Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery in Hither Green, London offers exceptional early years education and care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Rated Good by Ofsted (September 2025), the nursery is celebrated for its holistic Bright Beginnings Curriculum, which nurtures emotional wellbeing, independence, and school readiness through a blend of play-based learning and structured activities.

Conveniently located near Hither Green station, Beacon Road is ideal for commuting families. The nursery works in close partnership with local schools to support smooth transitions into primary education.

With expert-led curriculum design, secure digital engagement, and a proven track record of excellence, Beacon Road stands out as a trusted choice for families seeking more than just childcare.

Set on a single-level site with secure entry systems, the nursery provides a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment. It features age-specific rooms, a sensory room to support emotional regulation, and outdoor play areas tailored to all age groups.

Their highly trained and passionate staff build strong bonds with children and offer personalised support, especially for those with SEND needs.
Parents benefit from flexible hours, nutritious meals, and real-time updates via the Bright Horizons Family app. Tailored settling-in sessions help ease the transition from home to nursery life, ensuring every child feels secure and supported.

Book a personal tour today and discover the beautiful Bright Horizons Beacon Road for yourself.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Tanya (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 48

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:30
    Tuesday 07:45-18:30
    Wednesday 07:45-18:30
    Thursday 07:45-18:30
    Friday 07:45-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery Reviews (15)

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Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.563) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery has 15 reviews.

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Review from Slavena D (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started preschool in 2023 and I have witnessed remarkable progress in her English language skills since then. The improvement in her vocabulary, confidence and communication has been truly impressive. She has also made wonderful friends at the preschool which has helped her develop socially
and emotionally. The nurturing and supportive environment has made her feel happy and comfortable and it's evident that she genuinely enjoys her time there. I am very pleased with her experience so far and grateful for the dedicated staff who contribute to her growth and well-being.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely review! We're thrilled to hear about your daughter's progress and happiness at preschool. It's great to know she's building friendships and thriving in nursery's nurturing…read more
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Review from Huw W (Father of Child) published on 24 September 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We would highly recommend Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery. The care our son received has been excellent - the staff are all friendly and caring, the food is superb and the activities are stimulating.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thank you for your five-star review and for sharing your experience with us.
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Review from Peter S (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attended Beacon Road Nursery in the fall of 2023 and settled in very quickly. She always looked forward to going and the staff warmly welcomed her to school each day. The nursery has many different activity play areas that keep her entertained. She also enjoyed going to the large outdoor
play area at their other nursery across the road to ride the trikes, run, and play with the building blocks.
The staff were very attentive and proactive in identifying her strengths, continuously encouraged her to express herself via painting, crafting, and sand, and she always had access to various toys during playtime. I noticed a big development in her social skills within a few weeks of her starting. The nursery staff were always available to let me know what she did and discuss her progress at the end of each day.
I highly recommend this nursery and am very pleased with the developmental progress my daughter made while there. A big thank you to the staff for all of their hard work!
Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that your daughter settled in quickly and enjoyed her time at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Nursery. We're thrilled to hear about her…read more
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Review from Steph B (Father of Child) published on 11 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We want to share this feedback to thank you for the service you provide to our family.
After nine months spent at another nursery, we decided to entrust you with our son. The least we can say is that you exceeded our expectations by far!
The care and support which you provide to our family is great.
The love and laughter you share with our son is wonderful. It’s not every day a kid is truly excited to go to school!
We are grateful for the positive impact you’ve had on our son and look forward to spending more time together.
Thank you.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thank you for your review and sharing your experience with us.
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Review from Sophie C (Mother of Child) published on 22 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery with amazing and imaginative staff. Newly refurbished building with lots of new toys. My daughter really thrived there. The management is committed to the kids' wellbeing and happiness and works really hard to provide the best service possible. The garden inside is small but kids go to
the large garden in the nursery across the road every day, learning skills as they go e.g. crossing roads.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Hello, Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. It is wonderful to hear that your daughter is thriving in our nursery.
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Review from S V (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son has been at the Bright Horizons Beacon Road Preschool and linked Maythorne Cottages site since he was 1 (he's now 4.5 years). We have been so pleased and impressed with the care and attention he's received there and feel really lucky to have found such a lovely nursery. The carers are really
consistent and there is less staff turnover than we've seen at other nurseries, which is really stabilising for the children. The inside space is really well set up with lots of different activities for the children and a setting that appropriately resembles what they will see at school.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thank you for your review. We're grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us. Many thanks for the 5-star rating.
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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 25 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Beautiful indoor space. Nice facilities. Secure. Caring carers who are happy to give advice and support. Fun activities. Great location. Great opening times.
Being a dedicated pre-school it is a good place to have children in when over the age of circa 3, as they are dedicated to age appropriate activities.
The garden is small, but has nice things in it and is well shaded. They also do trips out and go to the garden across the road in the other nursery.
Reply from Amanda, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. We are so pleased to hear that you are happy with our nursery.
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Review from Jenny F (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending for over a year and loves going into nursery. He even talks about it on the days that he doesn't attend. The staff are very caring and the food options are great and nutritious.
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Review from Megan K (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son started at nursery during lockdown. We have been extremely happy with the care and support he receives on a daily basis. The staff are always helpful and happy to take the extra time to share more about my son's day and give more insight into his activities as we are not allowed to enter for
safety reasons. My son always comes home happy and tired!
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Review from Laura H (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We're so pleased we chose to send our daughter here. She absolutely loves it and we've seen her develop so much since she started six months ago. The staff have handled the current situation really well and even though we can't go in or spend lots of time at the entrance, they always make sure to tell
us what she did that day and how she's been. I was worried about her starting at nursery but seeing her run to the staff in the morning and how happy she is has put me at ease.
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Review from Aimee K (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery when he was ten months old and the staff have become like a second family to him. Like most 2020 babies my son has had limited interactions with family and friends, so we are delighted at how excited he is about going to nursery. It's really
difficult not being able to go in to the nursery but you can tell how much he loves it by the smiles he gives at the drop off and how confidently he walks in to the nursery in the morning, more often than not now without even looking back! It is great seeing what he has got up to in the newsletters, particularly now with the Bright Beginnings Curriculum and we love when he comes home with his painting and crafts. All the staff are friendly and you can tell how great they are by the way all the children react when they see them at the door, irrelevant to whether they are the link worker or not. My son has thrived since joining and we can both confidently focus on work, knowing he is in a happy and safe environment.
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Review from Maeve O (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son started nursery in January after being at home throughout the other lockdowns. Straight away we felt really happy with the nursery, even though we were unable to see it because of restrictions! All the staff are so lovely whenever they come to the door, they are always so happy. Our son settled
in really quickly and he's always so excited to get there in the morning. It's lovely knowing that he's happy and they are always doing so many fun activities! A massive thank you to all the staff here.
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Review from Hannah S (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a teacher, I understand first hand how draining this past year has been, especially during this current lockdown where primary and secondary schools are shut, yet nurseries remain open. It must be really difficult but every single staff member I encounter had been absolutely lovely. They always have
a smile on their faces, it's a pleasure to see them every day. I can see all of the staff here know him really well and that is really important to me. I'm so grateful to be able to drop him off knowing he is in safe hands and will have a fun day.
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Review from Mared S (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Zoom are very caring. My daughter loves going into nursery and I've seen her develop in leaps and bounds since attending.
Baby Stars 2 always hold lovely events for parents and always provide great feedback on my daughter's day.
The mother's day tea was lovely.
Thank you!
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Review from Y W (Mother of Child) published on 25 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter was welcomed to this nursery with open arms. The nursery has a great play area and their days are full of fun games. I love the use of the EY logs app, this provides me with pictures of my little one and a daily log of what she ate, did, sleep time and nappy info. My daughter has thrived
and I am left with little to worry about when I am at work. Highly recommended.
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Current Review Score: 8.6 (8.563)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.6 (8.563) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.6 out of 5 from 3 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 5.000 for Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (36 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 5
  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 3.563 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery is based on 3 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 = 3.25
    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 48 number of registered child places is 9.6. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.6 = 0.313
  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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Petrina

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, my name is Petrina, and I am the Nursery Manager at Bright Horizons Beacon Road.


I look forward to welcoming you and your family to my nursery.

Patricia

Patricia

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Patricia was born in Ireland and grew up in a small town called Hospital in County Limerick, where her parents and four brothers still live. In March 2015, she moved to London to pursue her career in childcare.


She began her journey with Zoom in March 2015 as a Senior Practitioner, spending two and a half years at Zoom Brockley before joining Beacon Road in November 2017. With 11 years of experience in childcare and a Degree in Early Childhood and Education, she has developed a wealth of knowledge across all age groups, though her particular expertise lies in working with babies.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery accepts?

Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 3 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery Open?

Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery is open: Monday 07:45-18:30, Tuesday 07:45-18:30, Wednesday 07:45-18:30, Thursday 07:45-18:30, Friday 07:45-18:30.

How many Children does Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery have capacity for?

Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 48 Children.

How far is Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery to the centre of London?

7.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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