Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool

105 Gaynes Park Road, Upminster RM14 2HX
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9.8 66 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool, Upminster
Discover Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool, where their dedicated team of experienced and caring staff is committed to providing exceptional care and education for children from 3 months to 5 years old. Conveniently located with an onsite car park and buggy park, the nursery is just a short distance from Upminster station and Upminster Bridge tube.

Their warm and inviting baby room offers a home-away-from-home environment, where the attentive team carefully mirror your baby’s home routines, creating a smooth and reassuring transition.

In the engaging Toddler Room, young children delight in activities like messy play, building projects, and interactive games, sparking creativity and curiosity. The room also features a dedicated toilet area to help support them with toilet training.

The preschoolers benefit from the exclusive Ready for School Programme, led by a qualified preschool teacher, ensures they develop the skills and confidence needed for their next educational step. The nursery also provide an extra curriculum activity, Boogie Mites, an exciting music and movement session loved by children of all ages, helping them explore the world through rhythm, song, and dance. Additionally, their holiday club is available for added flexibility—ask the nursery manager for more details.

The nursery's expansive, all-weather garden is designed for outdoor exploration, with age-specific areas and free-flow access from classrooms. It’s packed with fun activities and resources that foster learning and development.

While the children are having fun, parents can stay connected to their child’s experiences through the Bright Horizons Family app, which provides regular updates and insights into their progress and daily activities.

Book your a personal tour today to explore everything they have to offer!
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Zoe (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 77

Total Places for Children

  • 77

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, and 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (66)

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Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.792) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool has 66 reviews.

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Review from Anna (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highly recommend this nursery. All the staff are friendly and approachable, communication is good and most importantly my daughter absolutely loves her days at nursery.
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Review from Christine V (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children went to Gaynes Park Day Nursery full time since they were around 6 months old until they left as happy and confident 4-year-olds to start school.
Both loved their time at Gaynes, and they made wonderful friends who they continue to see now that they're in school. They had a great
relationship with the staff too, and often talk about them.
For parents who work full time, and who don't have a support network nearby, it really is an ideal option: it's open from 7.30am-6.30pm, all year round, apart from public holidays. They cater for all meals and snacks, and they offer the 30-hour funding.
I'm very grateful to the staff at Gaynes for the role they played in my children's early years.
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Review from Elizabeth T (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has had such an amazing time at the nursery she really enjoyed she also misses everyone that looked after her I just want to thank everyone that looked after her I am glad to say this is such a great place to leave your child.
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Review from Mandy R (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery and very flexible and accommodating in terms of settling in. All the staff are so helpful and really help you feel better when your child isn’t having the best start to the day! They are always doing hands-on activities which promotes the child’s learning. Both my children attended this
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Review from Loretta (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since joining the nursery my son has had a very happy and positive experience and importantly looks forward to going into nursery. He has had lots of fun, developed in confidence and learnt new knowledge and skills along the way. The nursery itself is a fun and bright environment and the teachers/staff
are very caring and approachable for both the children and the parents.
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Review from Samantha T (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have absolutely loved the nursery, the staff have been amazing and treated my son with such brilliant care. He has loved coming for the last 2 years and we will be sad to leave. Thank you for all your help and support.
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Review from Christine A (Grandmother of Child) published on 24 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My grandson was only in this nursery for 6 months and his grammar and friendliness has become so positive.
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Review from Jodie K (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My son was only here for 6 months but it was the best, wished I moved him sooner. Staff are great, nursery clean, days very structured. Overall fabulous.
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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Gaynes Park has helped our daughter develop in a number of ways from interacting with other children, using a fork and spoon and her language. The carers are friendly and very knowledgeable. I prefer when they tell you about what my daughter has been doing but would like to know more about how we can
help at home. It would be good if the nursery had a platform like tapestry so parents could log on and see what they were doing and be more involved. I would also like staff to have name badges as staffing often varies and it is strange leaving your child with someone who names you do not know.
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Review from Hazuineyi D (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is a lot happier and responsive and the staff are very helpful as well. Especially when my son was not feeling well with high temp, they administered the first dosage of medication which was very good as it gave me enough time to leave work and take him home. Unlike other nurseries (I have been
to), they would not give him any medication and would request an immediate collection.
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Review from Amanda C (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have 2 children enrolled in Gayes Park Nursery. My oldest is in preschool. She was in the baby room, (Ladybird), then the toddler room (Caterpiller) then the 2 year room (Butterflies) and finally preschool where she will spend 2 years. All the staff are great. Great communication. My youngest is
now in the baby room. I love the convenience of the single dropoff for baby and preschool. The hours are useful for working parent.
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Review from V K (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The room team leader has made a real difference since she started early this year. She makes the children feel welcome, she is informative of events during the day and how my child has been. She set up a volcano with the children and is constantly looking for activities for the children and improving
the day room. It shows that good leadership can transform a place.
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Review from N F (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Gaynes Park since he was 10 months old (he is now 4 and starting reception) and he has always had the best of care. The nursery staff and management have always been accommodating and very open to calls and emails. They are very responsive and have supported and cared for my
son always to a high standard. The food is always fresh and cooked on-site and always smells lovely.
All the staff are well equipped in first Aid and educational training and will always communicate with us as parents as to the progress of our child. They are warm and generally lovely individuals. My son has had an amazing time at Gaynes Park and has progressed so much both socially and on a communicative level. We will miss the nursery and the staff.
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Review from Iryna K (Mother of Child) published on 17 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been at Gaynes Park Nursery for almost a year. He started off with a lot of trouble but he got a lot of support from his key person. He got even more support from his key person when he moved to the pre-school room and that's when he really started liking it! His speech developed rapidly,
he was happy to go to nursery and became more sociable which was the outcome we wanted. I was a bit disappointed not to receive any photographs even though they had taken some. We also were not informed of a professional photographer's visit so missed out on those as well. So if my son ever asks me about his nursery, unfortunately, I will have no memories to share with him which is my main disappointment. It was a huge milestone for him. I do appreciate the care and support given to my son though!
Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Online Marketing at Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool
Thank you for you feedback.

I have fed this information back to the nursery and they have confirmed that you did leave with his Learning Journey, where his time and progress is documented with…read more
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Review from John Paul G (Father of Child) published on 13 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has really enjoyed his time at Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool. The staff there have been great and have looked to help our son, especially with the educational requirements that he had. I would single out one member of staff for making a special effort in supporting our
son and looking to find different approaches to helping him progress over the last year.
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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attended the nursery from age 9 months old through to leaving for school. He enjoyed his time there. I was happy with the service and care by all staff throughout all the various rooms at different ages. In particular in the Ladybird room (baby room) due to him being so young.
He was sad to
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Review from M R (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son speaks passionately about his day at nursery. He loves his key worker and they have a great relationship. He has made huge amounts of progress and is ready for school with an already developed love of books and numbers.
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Review from L A (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool since she was 2 years old and is due to leave for school. The care she received when she was small was great and nothing is or was too much trouble. Now in preschool, the learning she takes from activities and relays to us at home is amazing,
not just education but life skills as well.
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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery since he was 4months old. I have watched him grown into a confident, caring, intelligent and enthusiastic little boy as a result of this nursery.
He enjoys attending Gaynes Park and adores his friends and carers. The staff are attentive, compassionate and caring, they
ensure the needs of each individual child is prioritised.
The garden is spacious and the overall space and facilities of the nursery are second to none.
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Review from T F (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter settled into this nursery very easily. Staff always attentive and always make time to talk to you at the beginning or end of the day if you want to.
Staff are enthusiastic and will update you on things that have happened during the day.
Very happy I found this nursery and I would strongly
recommend.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.792)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.792) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Gaynes Park 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 13 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 4.948 for Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.948
  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 4.844 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 13 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 77 number of registered child places is 15.4. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.4 = 0.844
  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)

Zoe

Zoe

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2011

Zoe has been at Gaynes Park since 1997, progressing through the leadership journey to become the Nursery Manager in 2011.


Children bring her joy, and she loves watching them learn and grow every day. Her son attended this Bright Horizons nursery before moving on to school.


As a full-time working parent, Zoe understands the challenges parents face when leaving their child in someone else’s care. She empathizes with their feelings and is dedicated to ensuring that children are safe and secure.

Sarah

Sarah

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Sarah has been working at Gaynes Park since 2016 and has been involved in education and childcare since 2009, gaining experience in both primary schools and nurseries. She achieved her BA (Hons) in Early Years Education in 2012 and has worked within the Early Years sector ever since, progressing from Bank staff to Deputy Manager.


Sarah is extremely passionate about providing exceptional care and education to the children she works with and takes great pride in helping them develop and achieve new milestones. Becoming a mother in 2020 has deepened her understanding of how challenging it can be for parents and babies to be apart for the first time.

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