Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool

Botley Road, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9DT
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  • Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool, Southampton
The nursery in North Baddesley is set in a picturesque farmside location.

Children particularly enjoy exploring cosy reading corners, engaging role-play areas, and using ICT equipment.

They also love getting hands-on in a mini allotment, mud kitchen and the children’s kitchen. With excellent transport links and close proximity to several bus routes, the nursery also offers a convenient car park, making drop-offs and pick-ups stress-free.

At every stage of development, your child will enjoy age-appropriate toys and resources that encourage fun and growth. The role-play areas and reading spaces inspire creativity, while dedicated rooms for each age group, along with a sleep room for peaceful naps, ensure a comfortable environment. Fresh meals are prepared by the onsite chef, and children can explore food preparation in the children's kitchen.

Parents can stay informed about their child's day through a Family app, which shares regular updates and progress reports. Staff offer personalised settling-in sessions to ensure your child’s smooth transition into nursery life.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 58

Age Range

  • from 0 years 4 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (67)

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Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool has 67 reviews.

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Review from Emily H (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery. Has really helped my son to grow in confidence with his social skills and his interests. Love the app so I can see what he has been doing and eating throughout the day and they are brilliant with his allergies. My child always has a great day at preschool and only has positive compliments
regarding his teachers and peers.
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Review from Jade P (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Really very pleased with the nursery overall. My child enjoys coming every day. Staff are kind and approachable. No complaints at all.
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Review from L A (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have been very pleased with the care at the nursery. Staff are friendly and polite and are very open to conversations. They engage well with the children and take a keen interest in their experiences outside of nursery.
Our daughter always looks forward to attending and is happy to share her day
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Review from Prudence B (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are very frinedly and fo more than their pay grade. Satisfied with the way they care for my child and always relay necessary information with me as the parent.
Also pleased with management taking time to resolve issues in a timely manner and promptly. My son has improved a lot with regard to
communicating and listening to what is said to him. Kudos to all of you. 5 star!
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Review from Natalie M (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always clean, happy environment. My child loves attending, also loves the staff. Staff are amazing, friendly and helpful. Communication of the school to the parents and children is 10/10.
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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter really enjoys her time at nursery. She loves playing with her friends and all of the activities they get up to every day. I'm sure she eats better at nursery than she does at home. The staff are super friendly and always happy to talk. I will be sad when my daughter has to leave nursery
and go to school!
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Review from Steven P (Father of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nothing is too much trouble, wonderful staff.
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Review from T D (Father of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We could not be happier with Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery. Our daughter had been oy of childcare for over a year due to our family situation and they went the extra mile to help her reintegrate to the point where she is blossoming. She always leaves in a happy mood, having had a good
day. The app is great too for getting updates on what she's been up to.
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Review from Tom C (Father of Child) published on 9 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My boys have been going to the nursery/preschool since they were one. The eldest has been there for 3 years and has moved through each of the rooms and enjoyed every minute. He loves all the staff and has made brilliant friends, so much so that it's sometimes hard to get him to leave. My youngest started
in January 2022 and spent most of his time in the baby room. They've been brilliant, so caring, engaging and encouraging, helping him develop every step of the way.
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Review from J G (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Honestly cannot put into words how happy my son is at this preschool. The care and dedication from the whole Bright Horizon 'family', is incredible. Special thanks to the deputy manager and two other members of staff in particular! You are all so amazing and I wouldn't trust anyone more with looking
after my son. Legends!
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Review from Nabdip S (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy and satisfied. My daughter has settled in really well. The staff are very helpful and comforting. The staff are also very good at keeping me informed about everything. Would be good if she got some holiday entitlement included in the price.
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Review from Indre M (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery staff are absolutely amazing! They helped very much in settling my son in, and he loves coming back! Thank you.
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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery provides excellent daycare, with excellent learning facilities, helping the children to settle into the nursery with great ease.
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Review from D P (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have nothing but praise for the baby room team so far. My child was a bit unsure on her first visits but the team have been so kind and understanding. She now loves going and always responds to seeing the staff.
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Review from C T (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good! The girls are so caring and lovely. The food could be a bit more varied.
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Review from Hannah H (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has such a lovely time at nursery. She talks lots about her keyperson and all her friends. I'm very satisfied leaving her and have no concerns. She has progressed so much and all the staff help and support her in everything e.g. potty training.
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Review from N H (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very communicative and friendly. Provides advice and guidance when asked. They are happy and excited to see the kids, making it fun for them to go to the nursery.
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Review from Emma F (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our experience at nursery so far, has been fantastic! My daughter has really enjoyed it so far. She is learning so much and is gaining confidence each week, thanks to all the staff's hard work. Her key worker has been amazing and so helpful! We absolutely love all the updates and pictures that really
help and reassure new parents. I couldn't recommend this nursery more! Thank you all for also being so welcoming.
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Review from Beverley H (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've been so happy that we chose this nursery our son. The team are excellent and he is enjoying his time here. I've been happy to recommend the nursery to other families because of this.
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Review from David F (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves going to nursery. The team are kind, caring and take a genuine care in their roles.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.944)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10 for Bright Horizons North Baddesley 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.944 for Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (205 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.944
  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 North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 18 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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6, which has been reached with 18 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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Meet the Team (2)

Lucy

Lucy

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, I am Lucy the Nursery Manager,


I've always been very passionate about working with children and young people. I have worked in a number of Education and Early Years settings with ages from 4months-16years.


Before joining Bright Horizons I worked as a manager in a special needs residential school. I have 8 years of leadership experience and have been a manager within Bright Horizons for four years.


The Early Years are the most important years in a child's life which is why I am so passionate about providing consistent outstanding care for each individual.


I ensure the children are welcomed with open arms in a home from home environment where we build strong, nurturing attachments and provide new enriching learning opportunities each day.


It is paramount that each individual feels safe and secure to allow them to thrive, meet their true potential and become successful young adults!


We are one big nursery family, come and join us!

Alex

Alex

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2021

I have been working in childcare with a Level 3 qualification for 10 years and started with Bright Horizons in 2019. I adore working with children; every day is an adventure! As a man working in childcare, I feel I add an extra dynamic to the care and learning that we promote on a daily basis. I look forward to meeting you.

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