Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool

Spring Lane, Canterbury CT1 1SW
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9.8 106 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool, Canterbury
A light and spacious nursery in Canterbury

Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool has plenty of space for children to learn and explore, with three bright and airy age-specific rooms. Offering high quality care and education for babies from 3 months to children aged five with the additional benefit of having extended opening times from 7.30am – 6.30pm.

Each room is filled with age-appropriate resources and equipment such as the state-of-the-art interactive whiteboard and touchscreen computer in the preschool room. Babies and toddlers enjoy sensory and heuristic play sessions in the beautiful community room.

The main garden has an outdoor classroom with a cycle track around the outside, two low-level tree houses, a climbing net, a water feature, digging and planting areas, and chalk and painting boards.

Safety is their number one priority. All practitioners are First Aid trained and all nurseries have specialist SEND staff for children who require additional support due to special educational needs.

The nursery has its own chef on site and with all nutritious meals and delicious, healthy snacks are sourced from trusted suppliers and cooked by the chef with menus changing seasonally. The nursery's kitchen holds a 5*EHO rating for food and hygiene.

All-inclusive fees mean that you have less to pack on a busy morning, with everything from healthy lunches and snacks to branded nappies and wipes included.

The team at Canterbury nursery looks forward to welcoming you and your little one. The friendly, experienced and highly qualified staff are on hand to conduct a personal nursery tour, so book a visit today and they will show you all the nursery has to offer during your own personal tour.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Mandy (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 45

Total Places for Children

  • 143

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 & Christmas

Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (106)

9.8

Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.783) out of 10, based on 55 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool has 106 reviews.

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Review from Simona U (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A big thank you for all the super services provided for our daughter. We are really impressed with the way my daughter is evolving and learning new things every day.
All staff members are very friendly and very qualified within their jobs.
Overall, very high standard of care, services and resources
provided.
Thank you.
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Review from Lucy P (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child is very happy here.
Always looks forward to coming and has really blossomed in the preschool room.
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Review from N V (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been very happy here. She enjoys playing with her friends, learning new skills and playing in the garden.
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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 21 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Spring Lane provides a flexible and very full child care option. Good opening hours all year. Hot food on site makes it easy for parents, and the staff are happy and friendly.
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Review from M C (Mother of Child) published on 19 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
First, it has plenty of space consisting of two classrooms with a garden of enough size. I would wish they facilitate more educational toys but I still like the way they arrange a variety of activities by themselves e.g cooking, baking, arts and crafts etc. Staff are very professional and kind to play
with children so children follow them very well. Pre-school supervisor is especially excellent in leading staffs and children's overall atmosphere. My boys are very happy and made a lot of progress in a short time. I particularly appreciate my little one is receiving special care for this emotional difficulties.
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Review from Roxana (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm so so so happy with all the staff from my daughters nursery. Everything is different in a good way, my daughter is happy there and she made new friends. She learnt how to share the things (toys) with other kids, and me, her mum, I'm happy to see everything clean. Amazing and helpful staff, smiling
all the time and so friendly, for us, my daughter and me, her mum, it's important to feel the place is a safe one. Everything- more than safety and security of course - its a happy place, and on this occasion I must thank you all for the good job they have done for my daughter.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.783)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.783) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Canterbury 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 55 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 55 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 4.783 for Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (521 Excellents x 5) + (133 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 659 Ratings = 4.783
  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 Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 55 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 143 number of registered child places is 28.6, which has been reached with 55 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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Meet the Team (2)

Amanda

Amanda

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, I am the Nursery Manager at Canterbury Nursery.


I've worked for 13 years in various schools, nurseries and preschools. I have an Early Years qualification in Childcare and Young Families, her role also includes Nursery SENCO Health & Safety Lead and Designated Safeguarding Manager.


I am my team works closely with families to meet their childcare needs, offering bespoke free settling-in sessions and home visits to welcome new families. The staff team are both established and experienced practitioners who feel passionate about offering high-quality care and education for children.

Clair

Clair

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello, I am Clair and have worked in Early Years for many years, the last seven years managing nursery and preschool rooms.


I have recently been promoted to Deputy manager supporting the staff team and nursery manager to ensure excellent learning opportunities for children.

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