Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool

319 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WG
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  • Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool, Cambridge
AN INSPIRING AND NURTURING NURSERY IN CAMBRIDGE

Discover the modern, purpose-built Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool, designed to inspire your child and support their development, from the age of 3 months to 5 years.
With five spacious, open-plan rooms your child will have plenty of space to explore, with age-tailored resources and imaginative learning environments. Each room has free-flow access to its own garden and they also have a communal courtyard with a large built-in sandpit where the children are able to feel the sand between their toes and imagine they’re exploring the seaside.

The Team pride themselves on providing a safe, exciting and enjoyable nursery where children thrive as they learn. They provide inspirational and engaging learning experiences using the innovative and well-established Boogie Mites and the unique Growing Enhancement programmes. These ‘Growing’ programmes give your child the inspiration and knowledge to navigate subjects such as mathematics, art, reading and writing. They also encourage vocational subjects such as art, gardening and cooking, helping to lay the foundations for future academic and creative achievements. The qualified teacher, who runs the preschool room, further supports the children with getting ready for school.
                                                                
The dedicated nursery team would love to meet you and your little one, so book a visit today and they will show you everything 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

  • Rebecca (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 35

Total Places for Children

  • 109

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • They have a dedicated parking space.

Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (86)

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Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.331) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool has 86 reviews.

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Review from Virginia (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son, aged 2.5yrs, has been attending the Bright Horizons nursery on the Cambridge Science Park for the past 18 months or so, and we could not be happier with the care and education provided to him by the lovely staff at the nursery.
The nursery has thorough security measures, excellent cleanliness,
wonderful facilities and fantastic staff who make our son feel so welcome. They communicate regularly and clearly regarding our son's development, and they have accommodated his needs at every developmental stage. The staff really care about the children, and we always feel that it is a friendly and warm environment when we drop off and collect our son.
I could write so much more praise than there is space for in this review, but would especially like to thank the staff at the nursery for their diligence and the high quality of care that they provide to our son. Their response to the COVID crisis has been incredible too, and I would expect no less from such a fantastic nursery.
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Review from Siyu T (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
It is a pretty good nursery. My daughter has spent 3 years here. There are many activities and enough time playing outside. Most of the staff are responsible and patient. I am relieved to put my child there.
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Review from Jan B (Father of Child) published on 7 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've had our son attend Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park for the last two years since he was ten months old. There was hardly ever a day he was not excited to go to nursery in the morning. Every evening, he was full of excitement and happy about his day there and all the activities he's gotten
up to. To us as parents, this was the best indication that this is indeed a phenomenal place for our kid. The staff throughout all the units have been great, extremely friendly, warm and capable.
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Review from Krziotof Z (Father of Child) published on 21 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
It was a pleasure to attend the graduation ceremony.
Well organised and my daughter enjoyed it a lot.
Overall, we had a very pleasant experience with the nursery.
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Review from John S (Father of Child) published on 21 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has really enjoyed her two years here. She is excited to be moving on to big school, but will miss her friends and teachers. We have been very pleased with the quality of care provided, especially, by her key workers, who have done an excellent job in looking after her.
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Review from K H N (Father of Child) published on 20 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The team has created an excellent bonding environment. Thanks to the team for the care. My son has made many wonderful friends and tons of stories to tell every day. Great appreciation for all the effort.
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Review from Emma H (Mother of Child) published on 20 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was impressed with this nursery when I first walked in as it is a lovely, well designed, safe environment with wonderful play facilities. However, what has most impressed me is how well the staff care for my children and how much effort they put in. They generate so much fun, varied and stimulating
activities that my children really enjoy. My children have also learned and developed a lot in this time and I think the nursery staff have been a hugely positive influence. Most importantly, I am confident that my children are 100% safe and well cared for here.
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Review from R C (Mother of Child) published on 20 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We've had kids at the nursery for three years and found the staff to be friendly, the management to be organised and our children have really enjoyed growing up here.
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Review from T C (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little one has been attending the nursery from when he was one and has been there for almost four years. He is happy there and has made lots of friends with his classmates as well as the staff. The nursery has a good system established to build great relationships between the key person and their
responsible children. The nursery opens all year round, except for public holidays. In addition, they also provide lots of flexibility to additional sessions (thanks to the management and administration team), which is useful to working parents, particularly with the recent introduction of royal cards.
The scheme helps to release the financial burden to a certain degree if you start to add lots of extra sessions; quite an innovative approach!
There are many activities, including crafting, cooking, etc. that take place every day. It is quite spacious in general, so that the kids can bring in bikes and scooters as well. It is worthwhile to consider to introduce some extra activities for pre-school.
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Review from Mia G (Mother of Child) published on 4 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely wonderful nursery, with amazing support and teaching for the children. The atmosphere was great, and each room thrived. The facilities were fantastic for the children, allowing them to explore and build on their characters and interests. The staff are absolutely incredible, extremely engaging
and enthusiastic with the children creating a brilliant environment for them. We are gutted to have moved and couldn’t recommend this nursery enough. There is nothing greater than leaving your children knowing the fun, exciting, educational days that they are going to be having!
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Review from Barbara E (Mother of Child) published on 4 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 15-month-old daughter has been going to this nursery for a few months now. She loves it. The staff all know her well and are very interested in her. They're all very caring and engaged. Procedures are followed well and the building is clean and tidy. Children are not left to just do whatever but
have structured play sessions and plenty of outdoor time. My daughter has had the same key worker and the turnaround of staff seems low, so there are familiar faces all the time. They make a true effort to her learning book and take lots of pictures. Whenever I have queries and e-mail the nursery they get back to me within a few hours.
In short, very happy with this nursery and feel confident to leave my child in their competent hands.
The food the nursery provides is varied and healthy. My daughter learned to eat very well and I am pleased she gets such a variety of tastes and textures. I have asked for her not to have processed sugar so they only give yoghurt and fruit as deserts.
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Review from S E (Mother of Child) published on 31 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are very friendly and provide detailed information about my daughter's day. They are always ready to listen and help with any questions or topics related to my child's daily routine. I like the way the carers engage with children ie. songs, activities, teaching them sign language, etc.
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Review from F P (Mother of Child) published on 31 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is very happy in preschool. He has a very healthy relationship with the staff and has built strong friendship groups. He really enjoys learning through songs, books and imaginative play as fostered through the education programme in preschool. I feel that the staff and management care deeply
about his special needs and development and I trust that they always act in his best interest. I also like their sensitive approach to managing behaviour and have found that this has worked well to nurture my son's best personality characteristics. His time in preschool has certainly fully prepared him for starting school this year, and he will miss the staff and have fond memories of them.
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Review from Viktoria T (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are extremely friendly, qualified and nurturing. For example, my baby had a difficult time adjusting to the nursery in the beginning and the staff were extremely supportive of me and my baby to get him comfortable in the nursery by giving us extra time and settling in sessions to get my baby
settled. I also very much appreciate the cleanliness of the nursery which was important to me when choosing a nursery.
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Review from Tom R (Father of Child) published on 13 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves going. They feed him well (which is very important for a growing 2-year-old) with a varied diet and plenty of fruit.


There are lots of group activities, if the weather is nice, they go outside, even in winter, just wrap up warm. With group book reading, singing, counting and talking

about colours. They also take the time to do small group or individual activities like painting, leaf rubbing, cooking, etc.


Very balanced activities. Good educational content.


The staff are great, all really friendly and each child has a key worker who they get to know well and is your key contact.

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Review from Ashley S (Father of Child) published on 10 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child started this nursery in October 2018. He loves going to nursery and has learnt a lot from being there.
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Review from Herve P (Father of Child) published on 7 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with the care that is being given to our child by staff in the nursery. His learning process is excellent as there are many activities to interact with other children.
Nursery staff are very attentive to his needs and they offer the best care that we can possibly think for the well-being
of our child. Our son is happy to go to nursery because he plays, sings, dances and carried our a diverse number of activities. We are very happy overall.
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Review from Jonathan F (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends nursery five days a week and is always excited to go. He does a wide variety of activities including lots of crafting and singing. I know they go outside whenever they can. The rooms are regularly updated - at the moment a corner of the room has been turned into a space rocket and it
looks amazing. My son talks about the staff and the other children very fondly. The staff are warm and genuine; they were especially supportive when my son was potty training.
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Review from Tom G (Father of Child) published on 25 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good value for money. Our 1-year-old daughter seems happy and enjoys the activities. Staff are very conscientious and hard working.
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Review from Saniul H (Father of Child) published on 21 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery has been active in supporting my child and whenever we had questions regarding the process, future steps members of staff and the manager provided us guidance and support. My daughter 'til today enjoyed her time and continues to do so. We hope that she will enjoy her time in the future and
develop her skills required to proceed into full-time school from this nursery.
Development - We do get feedback every day and annual meetings were helpful.
Food - Good food, Some halal options would be helpful.
Interaction - Staff Interact with my daughter and she has a good time.
Safety - Safety record has been good till date.
Reply from Katherine O'Brien at Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool
Thank you for your kind review.
I have fed back your request for Halal options and she will look at this further with the Nursery Chef.

Kind Regards,
Katherine

Bright Horizons.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.331)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.331) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 11 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 4.826 for Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (110 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.826
  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 4.505 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 11 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 109 number of registered child places is 21.8. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.8 = 0.505
  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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Rebecca

Rebecca

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2019

I have worked within the childcare industry since 2009 and have immensely enjoyed every minute of it! I joined our Bright Horizons family in 2012, where I have continued to grow and develop within the company and gained my NVQ Level 3 qualification.


I have enjoyed the experience with all ages, but even more so with the younger children due to being a room leader in a baby room for 7 years. My passion is to thrive in exceptional parent and partnership, maintaining a good relationship with all parents and potential clients to ensure parents know they can approach me when necessary. I have a son who makes me proud every single day as he grows and develops with all the new skills he's learning. I am a bubbly, outgoing character who loves animals, especially horses, as I was brought up around them. This gives me a great excuse to explore the countryside with my family at the weekends. My son keeps me busy and enjoys visiting the zoo and farms in our spare time, too!

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