Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool

Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood HA6 2RN
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  • Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool, Northwood
Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool provides high-quality care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

The secure and spacious gardens allow the children to take their learning outdoors, the large outdoor space is suitable for all age groups and there is an undercover canopy area to use on warmer days.

The nursery offers French and Spanish lessons, as well as Boogie Mites and myHappymind programmes as a part of their Healthy Hearts and Minds activities. They also follow unique 'Growing Enhancements' and 'Ready for School' programmes to prepare your child for their next big steps.

To further support this, the three- to five-year-olds are provided with a uniform of polo shirts and sweatshirts.

The nursery was rated 'Good' by Ofsted in March 2017.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Hayleigh (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 46

Total Places for Children

  • 124

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:20-18:00
    Tuesday 07:20-18:00
    Wednesday 07:20-18:00
    Thursday 07:20-18:00
    Friday 07:20-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Limited parking space

Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (83)

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Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.986) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool has 83 reviews.

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Review from Gavin (Father of Child) published on 23 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bright Horizons Mount Vernon is a great/amazing nursery. The staff are exceptional, guided under the brilliant leadership of the nursery manager. My wife and I have been really happy with the nursery and the team. Our daughter has learnt many great foundational skills at Mount Vernon and continues to
flourish there. I would say it was hard to leave her at 9/10 months but I have to say the exceptional care that the team have provided for both child and parent has been above and beyond.
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Review from M B (Father of Child) published on 29 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Joined in February 2018 into the Squirrels room. My son has a lovely day every day. He joins in with lots of activities, eats well and the team including his key person support him so well. He is clearly loved and I feel happy knowing he is learning and growing each day in safe hands while I go to work.
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Review from M J (Mother of Child) published on 20 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Both my kids come to this nursery. I had a very good experience with my son 4 years back, so I put my daughter also in the same nursery.
I am extremely happy with the staff and they look after all the needs of my daughter.
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Review from Manoj M (Father of Child) published on 10 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child has been going to the nursery since he was 3 years old. The staff were extremely supportive throughout his development journey. The staff are extremely friendly and hardworking.
Would appreciate if more work goes into the area of preparing the child for school and if there is a tracker to
track child progress.
Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and PreschoolThank you for taking the time to submit a review. I have passed on your comments back to the Manager and she would really like it if you can arrange to come in at a time convenient to you, you can look over your child's learning journey record and find out more detail about our 'Ready for School' Enhancement.
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Review from R P (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has moved to squirrels a month ago. His keyworker and the whole team have helped him settle so well.
There is an excellent balance between help/cuddles and helping him grow to become independent.
They take him out every day to play which he absolutely loves.
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Review from L J (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Bright Horizons since September full time. She settled in very quickly, largely thanks to the wonderful staff.
The nursery has fantastic facilities and they do lots of extra activities including yoga and singing.
The parents evenings to update you on their progress are fantastic.
I
would definitely recommend it to people looking for a good all-round nursery.
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Review from Steven B (Father of Child) published on 8 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with our experience at the Mount Vernon Nursery.
The nursery provides excellent care for our son, meeting all his needs. The facilities and activities are first class.
The staff are very caring and keep us informed of his progress.
My son looks forward to seeing his friends and
staff.
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Review from Y U (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are very friendly and accommodating to both children and parents' needs. My children settled very well and I believe this is because of the nurturing and warmth of the staff.
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Review from Lamees G (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely impressed with the level of care from staff and management at Mount Vernon Nursery. Our daughter enjoys coming to nursery every day and is continuously learning new things. The staff are always kind and welcoming which is reassuring for any parent.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my daughter has been in the toddler room, she has flourished both emotionally and academically. She is always enthusiastic about attending the nursery.
The staff have been very encouraging and supportive, especially whilst my daughter is being toilet trained.
There appears to be a lot of new
engaging activities invested over the last few months and these have been very well received.
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Review from Rebbecca R (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Each morning dropping my daughter is easy as the staff are so warm, full of cuddles for the youngsters. This fills me with joy, knowing my daughter is happy to come to the nursery with no tears. She is so excited to inform us of all the activities she has done that day.
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Review from Tara M (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely happy with the service at the nursery and the staff are all great and work very hard. My daughter loves her time here and I would recommend to anyone. Only negative is the parking.
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Review from Antoinette (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started this Nursery in September 2016 and has loved every minute of it.


His social and educational development skills have excelled with the help of attentive and experienced staff who take pride in everything that they do. We receive daily feedback on what he has done and a full list of

what yummy meals and snacks he has eaten throughout the day. His key workers keep me up to speed with his development and are happy to pass on advice through their experience and work with me to continue his progress into primary school.


The staff are not only dedicated to the children but very supportive to the parents and pride themselves on making sure that everyone (parents and children) are happy through regular communications either verbally or through emails.


I would definitely recommend this Nursery ??

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Review from Jordan M (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Bright Horizons for months now and I have noticed such a big difference in his ability to play nicely with other children and interact, he seems to learn so much in his physical ability and I also love the different cultural aspects that he otherwise wouldn’t know or understand as
he gets older. The other positive is the feedback we get when we collect him is great, they’re able to tell us exactly what he’s done through the day, what he ate and how much. In all, I just want to thank everyone at Bright Horizons for making me feel although he’s not with me or mummy he’s still safe in your care.
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Review from Matthew W (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly staff, nice environment for babies.
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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Since the change in management, I can see an improvement. Everyone, all team members are friendly and accommodating. Food has improved, the menu is much healthier. Although the nursery opens at 7.20am, it would be ideal if they could open at 7am to 7pm.
Previously in the baby room, they had a diary
but it is now just a verbal handover. It would be great if we could be given something is written down and give it to us. Otherwise, all good.
Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and PreschoolThank you for taking the time to submit your review, I will feed your suggestion back regarding the day sheet at the end of the day.

Kind Regards
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Review from Ellie L (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my husband and I are so grateful and impressed by the service provided by all staff at Mount Vernon Nursery. Our son went in the past and always enjoyed it. Now our daughter is here and has moved from the baby room to the toddler room. The staff are so caring, kind and warm and go out of their
way to welcome her and make her feel happy. I can go to work with the comfort of knowing she is being well looked after. She now smiles and waves goodbye every morning which is a positive reflection of the high standard of care she receives.
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Review from Paulomi R (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery continues to be very nurturing, pastoral, with keen focus on individual children needs. The staff have continued to act in the most professional manner.


Very pleased with recent refurbishments of the nursery.
Feeding times continue to be delayed on many occasions but pleased in-house

catering has been introduced which I hope will resolve the feed time delays. Overall happy!
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery - they have been great at bringing out the best in our daughter. She has certainly flourished and grown in confidence there. The staff are approachable, friendly and clearly, enjoy working there. Activities are brilliant and at the age of 4 she can count to 10 in French and Spanish
and has knowledge of other words as well. My only criticism is the fact that parents are still charged when the nursery is shut on bank holidays, which I know is not unique to this nursery but does seem unreasonable.
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Review from Kim S (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall my daughter has been well cared for and learnt many things in the past couple of years, particularly her love for drawing which has blossomed since she has been at the nursery. She is happy and has made new friends in her group as well as some of the team, especially her key workers.
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Current Review Score: 9.0 (8.986)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (8.986) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.2 out of 5 from 10 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 4.833 for Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (101 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.833
  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 4.153 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 10 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.75
    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 124 number of registered child places is 24.8. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 24.8 = 0.403
  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)

Hayleigh

Hayleigh

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2010

Hayleigh joined the Mount Vernon Nursery team in 2017 following a transfer from Bright Horizons Nursery, The Park in Watford. She began her career with Bright Horizons in 2010, starting her early years journey as a part-time nursery assistant, where she discovered her passion for childcare.


Hayleigh’s vision is to create a nursery that feels like a home-from-home, with an extended and supportive family atmosphere.


She is deeply committed to continuous improvement and ensuring the nursery grows stronger each year.


Her goal is to give every child the very best start in life by providing a warm, welcoming environment where they feel safe to learn, explore, and discover the world around them. Through carefully planned learning opportunities that spark curiosity, Hayleigh ensures children are confident, capable learners as they prepare for their next steps beyond nursery.

Lucy

Lucy

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 1995

Lucy joined the team at Bright Horizons Mount Vernon in 2017. She began her career as a Level 2 Nursery Assistant and, finding her role as an educator extremely rewarding, went on to complete her Level 3 qualification. Lucy has worked across all age groups within the nursery, allowing her to develop a strong understanding of how best to support children’s learning and development at every stage.


In her role as Deputy Manager, Lucy supports the nursery team, works closely with families, and helps to create a happy, secure, and nurturing environment for all children.


Lucy is passionate about ensuring every child feels valued, confident, and excited to learn. She enjoys watching children grow in independence and personality and takes great pride in supporting them to reach their full potential.

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