Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare

26 Whitehouse Road, Cramond, Edinburgh EH4 6NN
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8.5 58 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare, Edinburgh
A WELCOMING AND INSPIRING NURSERY IN CRAMOND

You and your child will love the bright and spacious Cramond Early Learning and Childcare. Set in the green outskirts of Edinburgh, the creative activities and fun learning environments support your child’s development from the age of 3 months to 5 years.

Purpose-built Cramond nursery has different rooms for each age group, full of exciting resources to spark your child’s natural curiosity. The baby room features a range of sensory toys that, along with the guidance of the caring staff, help your little one to start crawling, walking and saying their first words. Toddlers and preschoolers have cosy, dedicated reading nooks in their rooms, along with art corners, indoor apparatus, natural materials for heuristic play and much more.

Outside, children enjoy learning about nature and developing their motor skills and balance on tricycles and climbing frames. They also take the children on regular trips in the local community where they can spot wildlife and learn in natural environments. This includes outings to the park, beach and woodlands.

The nursery in Cramond is located close to local bus routes, with all-inclusive fees that mean you don’t have to worry about bringing any meals, snacks, nappies, wipes or cream. The nursery offer nutritionally-balanced meals and they are prepared with fresh ingredients by the onsite skilled chef.

The Nursery is a Partner Provider nursery, which means they proudly offer afternoon wraparound care to Cramond School nursery.

The Team would love to meet you and your child, so book a visit with us 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

  • Lorraine (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 101

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

  • Christmas only

Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare Reviews (58)

8.5

Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.511) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare has 58 reviews.

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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Lovely staff and facilities. Our son has a condition, which is accommodated well. In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need to provide his own snacks and they would be included, as the price is quite high.
Thanks very much to all in the Seahorse room.
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Review from Luke R (Father of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has settled in brilliantly here and the staff have shown to have a lovely relationship with her. She loves the variety of activities and the freedom to choose what she wants to do. Her social skills have massively improved as well, with her confidence with new people. She just loves to be
here!
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Review from W S (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the nursery for two years and he loves it. The staff are friendly and caring. The activities are children led and staff try to make sure they are the children’s interests. Facilities are lovely and the room seems to change often in line with the children’s interests. They go
out for walks occasionally, but this does seem to depend on staffing.
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Review from I D (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent! Keeps us up to date. My son is well taken care of and comes home happily tired. Very happy with the care provided for his allergies too. He has developed really well and made great connections to staff and great friendships.
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Review from Moira W (Grandmother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery with caring, well-trained staff, who provide a wonderful and comprehensive early learning experience for my grandson. Excellent communication in terms of the day to day and in partnership with parents and guardians. Cannot praise Bright Horizons Cramond highly enough.
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Review from Richard J (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly, relaxed and knowledgeable staff. Good facilities. All staff in other rooms, know the names of our children. Conveniently located. Outdoor garden. Varying meals including dinner, which is convenient.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child loves this nursery and we feel they do a great job with child development and identifying children’s needs. The staff are friendly and professional. They provide individual learning plans tailored to each child.
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Review from Vasiliki T (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The past year has been a challenge for all of us and the staff at Cramond managed to make the return to the nursery after lockdown as smooth as possible. My child has a fantastic time there, she loves going and has fun with her friends. They have also been very helpful to me and accommodating to any
queries I had. I would recommend it easily to anyone that is looking for a nursery in the area.
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Review from Christina M (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery is well run but it would be better if they could run trips external to the nursery for example forest school, swimming lessons, trips to local attractions. My son’s favourite thing to do is to play outside in the construction area.
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Review from Neil G (Father of Child) published on 23 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has loved going to Bright Horizons Cramond. From her first days, she's been well-loved and taken care of by a dedicated group of carers.
My wife and I have been impressed with the whole process from the earliest engagement, gradual introduction, and ongoing care. The staff have been exceptional
through the challenges of the Covid crisis, always offering support and being extremely flexible as things have changed.
The facilities are great, and the local surroundings offer ample opportunity to have the kids outdoors and enjoying the beautiful Cramond surroundings.
We highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Susan E (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery - the girls who work in my little boy's room (he is 2) are absolutely fantastic and couldn't do more to make sure he's happy and having a good time. He's also learnt a lot since attending in the three months since lockdown ended, they work really hard at making sure he's always working
on things he can get better at. They also spend loads of time outside with the kids and do different activities every day, which my son loves. Would highly recommend.
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Review from Joanne (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery always has a warm welcoming feel with friendly and caring staff who are always willing to go the extra mile to support families and provide each child with fantastic opportunities to support them and their learning.
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Review from W M (Uncle of Child) published on 11 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3 children previously attended Bright Horizons in Cramond and I'm glad to see that the nursery has continued to remain of such a high standard for my nephew and his friends. It is such a welcoming, warm environment with a family feel. The staff are all fantastic and look after me on the odd occasion
I pop in to pick my nephew up, they happily show me where to go and ensure I have collected everything I need to. They give me detailed feedback on his day and will even write notes for me to pass on to my sister so I don't forget to pass on important information.
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Review from Nicola R (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All-round a great nursery. My children have been attending for 2 and 3 years and they are extremely happy there. The staff are amazing and very friendly. My children often talk about the staff when they are away from the nursery which says it all. As a working parent, they make it easy for me as I know
my kids are being well looked after and are very happy when I’m not there.
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Review from Natalie W (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience of the nursery has been extremely positive - from the initial visit to the induction visits and the settling in period. Everything was so well organised and the team made me and my daughter feel so well looked after throughout the entire process. The staff are friendly, professional and
very caring. The daily feedback and reports are great and my daughter seems to be enjoying herself. The range of activities and learning they do with the children is first-class. Thank you.
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Review from A H (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care. A very positive experience.
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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 14 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at the nursery since she was 18 months and progressed through the rooms to pre-school. She has always had excellent care and attention from all the staff. All the children appear very happy at nursery and it's lovely to see them making friends.
The nursery is well run and the
staff are a credit, my daughter is well cared for and always happy to give out hugs. The food from what I have seen seems excellent with an in house chef preparing fresh food every day.
The activities are great, always coming home with arts and crafts and the children play outside regularly.
I would recommend to anyone considering a nursery for their child in the area.
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Review from Ashley W (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent, my son is very happy with the nursery.
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Review from Linda P (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have recommended Bright Horizons on a number of occasions - my son has so much fun and has developed leaps and bounds since starting the nursery - the staff in the rooms deserve particular praise for their individual care and support of the children in their care.
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Review from Lorena M (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since I met Bright Horizons I loved it, it is very important for me that the daycare be open with families, that I have confidence and fluent communication with parents and guardians. I like that they have a clear educational project and that the different abilities of the children are accommodated.
Another very important thing is that all the staff are very professional and are very polite with the children and the parents. The level of security is excellent in all areas, infrastructure, equipment, furniture and teaching materials are always in very good condition, are safe and according to the needs of children.
I really appreciate they have a qualified chef that prepare fresh food for my boy, also everything looks immaculate, clean always.
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Current Review Score: 8.5 (8.511)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.5 (8.511) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.6 out of 5 from 4 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 4.938 for Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare is calculated as follows: ( (46 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.938
  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 3.573 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Cramond Early Learning and Childcare is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 101 number of registered child places is 20.2. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 20.2 = 0.198
  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 (5)

Meet the Team (3)

Lorraine

Lorraine

Job Title: Nursery Manager

After leaving school in 1996, Lorraine pursued an SVQ 2 in Childcare and Education, starting her journey into early childhood education. Her passion for the early years grew during her work placement at a local nursery, where she continued working after achieving her Level 3 qualification.


Lorraine then moved to the new Cramond location as Deputy Manager, playing a key role in its development. Her dedication to creating a nurturing environment was crucial to the nursery's success.


With a Level 4 qualification, Lorraine's extensive experience and passion for early years education make her an invaluable asset, positively impacting the children and their families.

Yvonne

Yvonne

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Yvonne started her career in childcare in 2006 at the age of 17 as a nursery assistant at Bright Horizons Cramond. While working in the nursery, she earned her SVQ Level 2 and SVQ Level 3 qualifications in Children’s Care, Learning, and Development.


She worked her way up to Senior Early Years Practitioner and gained extensive experience working across all age groups. Her dedication and skills led to her promotion to Third in Charge of the nursery, and she became Lead Practitioner in 2019.


In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her partner and their two children, whether going out for meals or taking their family dog on long walks in the countryside.

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Joanne

Job Title: Third in Charge

Joanne gained her HNC qualification in 2006 and began working at Bright Horizons Cramond as an Early Years Practitioner. She worked there until 2011 when she moved to Germany for three years to work as a Senior Early Years Practitioner in an Army nursery.


Upon returning to Scotland in 2014, she worked in a nursery in Bathgate until going on maternity leave to have her third child in 2019. During her maternity leave, the opportunity arose for her to return to Cramond as Third in Charge of the nursery and Senior Early Years Practitioner of the Otter room. In 2022, she transitioned to the Seahorse room as a Senior.


She is currently working towards her BA in Childhood Practice, with two years remaining in the course. She has three children with her husband, and in her spare time, she enjoys going on family outings and discovering new places for her children to explore.

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