Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare

37 Annandale Street Lane, Edinburgh EH7 4LS
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9.9 57 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare, Edinburgh
A WELCOMING NURSERY IN THE HEART OF EDINBURGH

You and your child will love this charming nursery in Edinburgh. The beautiful setting is designed to support your child’s development from the age of 2 years to 5 years, and is led by a long-standing team—some of whom have over 15 years of childcare experience. Dedicated to delivering the best possible childcare to local families in the Edinburgh community.

Located just minutes away from Edinburgh city centre, Annandale Early Learning and Childcare is conveniently located near transport links and the local library. There is also on-site car parking and buggy storage available to make pick-up and drop-off as easy for you as possible.

The multicultural and bilingual staff team are passionate about nurturing your child’s love of learning, fun, creativity and exploration. From the nursery's in-house chef who leads regular baking and cooking activities, to a monthly breakfast club for parents to join with their child, the team's focus is on enriching every child’s life with exciting, educational and social experiences.

Every age group has their own room with specialised activities and equipment to support their learning. The Nursery also has a calming sensory room that is available for all age groups to use at various times.

It has a beautiful garden is complete with a range of play equipment and two separate age-specific spaces. Your child will get to further explore their creativity with regular trips to a local allotment. Here they can build their knowledge on growing fruits and vegetables, and draw inspiration from their natural surroundings to create beautiful artwork.

Book a visit today and they will show you all the nursery has to offer during your personal tour.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 59

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

  • Between Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • Dedicated drop - off area

Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare Reviews (57)

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Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.894) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare has 57 reviews.

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Review from Magdalena K (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience so far has been excellent.


My son joined the nursery when he was 11 months old. The transition experience was very positive. The nursery stuck to my home routine (e.g. nap times), staff was very flexible and understanding. My son settled happily from day 1.


The separate sleeping

room, complete with cots and blankets is a plus, not present in other nurseries I have visited.


All staff are friendly and he has a great bond with all of them. His current keyworker (who he loves!) is excellent, she really knows him well. The team keeps us informed on all aspects of his day and are happy to give us some advice if needed (which is important to us first-time parents).


Kids are offered a number of different activities. There is an outdoor area (with separate space for babies).


I am impressed with the range of food that kids get each week (which is freshly cooked on site).


A great nursery where I feel comfortable leaving my son knowing he is being properly cared for. Thank you!

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Review from Helen R (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Would highly recommend this nursery in a convenient location. Friendly and welcoming staff. My daughter is thriving in this environment.
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Review from Evgeniya P (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined the nursery when he was 8 months old (he is now 2). He spends 5 days a week at the nursery and really enjoys his time there. The nursery staff is very friendly, caring, and responsive to individual requests. I appreciate very much the variety of activities organised for kids and parents
at our nursery, e.g. Halloween party, Christmas party, sports day, and photo sessions. I value the individual approach and also respect for various cultural traditions. Moreover, I think that the multicultural environment at our nursery is extremely beneficial for the child's personal development. Our nursery offers a variety of healthy food options and also can accommodate individual dietary requests.


As a full-time working parent, I would very much appreciate if you could consider the possibility of opening the nursery on Saturdays (half or full day).

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Review from Caitlin B (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Really happy with this nursery. All staff are fab and my daughter loves it here. I was very worried about putting her into a nursery but couldn’t be happier with my choice.
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Review from Kate N (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great team, who have looked after our daughter very well over the past few months in the baby room.
Good facilities, including a playground with slide etc. They do lots of activities with the children and - most importantly - our daughter is very happy and settled there, having bonded well with the
staff and her key worker.
Bonus for us is the fact they have a cook on-site, making healthy meals for the kids every day.
Would definitely recommend.
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Review from Osa O (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having had my older daughter attend Annandale nursery from her first year up until she was ready for primary school, I can attest to the nursery's high standards.
My younger daughter also attends the nursery and her excitement gives me the satisfaction that she is well catered to. Given my daughter's
growth and performance and overall attitude, Annandale Nursery is top quality!
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Review from Tom Y (Father of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have two children in the nursery and both are very happy there. They come back every day enthused by what they have learnt. The staff always make time to talk through any concerns I have and are proactive in providing advice and suggestions.
The environment is conducive to learning and there is
a real sense of pride in the nursery.
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Review from Nicholas W (Father of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter really enjoys being at Annandale. She's made good friendships with everyone there. She looks forward to coming in and talks about the staff over the weekend.
Huge thanks to all for all of your efforts.
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Review from Aneta L (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am very satisfied with the daycare my daughter receives in your nursery. The staff is always friendly and more than happy to help at any time.
The overall standard is very good and I can highly recommend Annandale Nursery to my friends and family.
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Review from Barrie M (Father of Child) published on 1 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My experience so far has been excellent. My son has come on leaps and bounds since starting the nursery, meeting new friends learning new things etc. On each interaction with staff, there does seem to be a genuine care for the kids and a very happy atmosphere about the place. Overall very happy. My
wife and I chose this nursery.
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Review from Marta M (Mother of Child) published on 1 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am happy, staff always help and my son is happy too.
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Review from Daniela s (Mother of Child) published on 9 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been in the nursery for 4 years. She is now in pre-school and really enjoys it. The staff are well trained and make the children very welcome. There is a garden so the children play outdoors almost every day. I can highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Papinder S (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I would definitely recommend the nursery. I feel there is a high level of qualified staff. They always take their time to welcome my child and I. If my child is upset for any reason staff always take their time to give my child a cuddle or find out what's wrong. They also give good verbal feedback at
the end of the evening.
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Review from Deepthi B (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child has developed a lot since he is joined this nursery. The staff are very good. They show much interest in every child and the way they provide details about each child's day and activities to the parent is very impressive.
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Review from B S (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery where I feel comfortable leaving my son knowing he is being properly cared for and comforted where and when needed. Nutritional food and outdoor activities which he loves and craves! Good staff that he has bonded with.
Fantastic communications (phoning me up to let me know that my son
has settled etc.) - this was really appreciated and eased my mind for the rest of the day! Thank you!!
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Review from Lesley L (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending this nursery since she was 9 months old. I cannot praise the staff enough for their caring attitude towards all the children. My daughter is very happy there and always gets excited when she gets to the front door in the morning. She takes part in a wide range of engaging
activities and I have watched her confidence grow over the past months. She has gone from shy baby to a 'chatterbox' toddler.
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Review from Chris (Father of Child) published on 24 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is very happy at Annandale. She loves her carers and has friends there she can't wait to see when we're walking in the morning. She's always happy when we go to pick her up and it seems like she has a good routine, sitting down straight away for her breakfast and is then happy to say goodbye
when we leave her for the day. She's always doing activities which we're really happy with.


The work the carers have done on the potty training really seems to have worked, and she's really coming along when at home, which we are sure is due to this.


Her confidence and independence we think is due a lot to how nicely she's developing under the care of the Annandale staff and the play with her friends. Very happy.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.894)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.894) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Annandale 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.894 for Bright Horizons Annandale Early Learning and Childcare is calculated as follows: ( (161 Excellents x 5) + (19 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.894
  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 Annandale Early Learning and Childcare is based on 15 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 59 number of registered child places is 11.8, which has been reached with 15 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)

Kate

Kate

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Kate has worked for Bright Horizons for over 15 years. She started as a senior room leader within the baby room, advanced to Deputy Manager, and is now the Nursery Manager. As part of this progression, she has completed a degree in Childhood Practice. Kate is very passionate about the early years and the development of children, striving to create a safe, secure, and fun space for all children, families, and staff within the nursery.


Parent partnership is key for the nursery, and Kate works hard to ensure her parents are up to date as well as maintaining community links. She wants all children, families, and staff to feel welcomed and a sense of belonging at Bright Horizons Annandale.


Working closely with her team to enhance environments, spaces, and interactions for the children, she continues to stay updated with new and current practices through home studies and training courses.

Pippa

Pippa

Job Title: Deputy Manager

I have always been drawn to the early years because I believe wholeheartedly that every child deserves a childhood that is joyful, full of wonder, and rich with opportunities to explore, imagine, and grow. Supporting children during these formative years is not just my job, it’s my passion.


At Annandale, I work hard to create a nurturing, welcoming environment where every child feels safe, valued, and encouraged to be themselves. I also place great importance on building strong, trusting relationships with families. I believe that when children and their families feel uniquely supported, it strengthens the whole community around our setting and helps each child thrive.


I bring over 8 years of experience in leadership roles within nurseries and early years settings, and I hold a degree in Early Childhood from The Open University. I’m currently continuing my professional journey by studying for a master’s degree in the same field.


My goal is to ensure that every child in our care has the chance to flourish and that parents feel confident, reassured, and involved every step of the way.

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