Bright Horizons Dorking Day Nursery and Preschool

We found that our son was well prepared and above standard when it came to starting school. (Socialising, writing, letter and name recognition)

Children are well looked after and happy. I have had different siblings at this nursery for over 3 years now and have seen it grow and it keeps getting better.

The staff are great, so kind and friendly.

The new manager has made this nursery extra special. She is reassuring and kind and has clearly made a difference. I love how happy my daughter is with everyone. She does things that she wouldn't be able to at home and has learned to share with other children because of nursery.

She is very happy going to nursery and we never have a day where she doesn't want to go.

My child attends this nursery three days a week. He is excited about going and comes home happy. The staff are happy, caring and fun. The range of activities is fantastic, particularly sport, art and swimming as well as pre-school learning. The management is excellent and quick to deal with any queries. I would thoroughly recommend this nursery.

I am delighted by the progression my daughter has made in the last 3 months of starting at Active Learning. She has enjoyed learning the months of the year, planet names, counting, letters, as well as the art work, sports, ballet and swimming. The staff are very friendly and caring towards my daughter. As a mother, I feel very uncomfortable leaving her in nursery 4 days per week. It is a nursery that I would highly recommend.

Both of my sons have had an amazing time at his nursery. The friendliness of the staff immediately puts the children and parents at ease. Substantial effort has been made to provide a range of development activities, with dedicated staff members leading sport, art and pre-school lessons. Special theme days are also well supported enthusiastically including world book day, mothers day, and charity events such as red nose day. The menu is well balanced and currently well received by my youngest. I would have no problems recommending this nursery to family and friends.

The staff are always happy and friendly, even in the mornings when it seems so busy the girls are looking calm and mutli tasking so many other things but still make time to welcome every child and make the day start smoothly. The rooms are lovely laid out and the work of the children is displayed everywhere. The team here are lovely and it shows when my daughter comes home happy and with drawings and evidence on her clothes to the day she's had.

My son has developed beautifully over the course of the last year and a half. He loves nursery, his peers and teachers.

It would be nice to have parents sit in more, for example, to watch ballet or sports or even art and French. The staff are amazing and really look after the children.

It would've great to see more discipline being allowed by the teachers. Timeout is a great tool for unruly children. Children have to learn respect and crave guidance which comes through constructive criticism. Perhaps get suggestions from the type of discipline parents use at home, and use techniques to keep consistency in the discipline at nursery and home.

Excellent nursery with great staff who make sure they really know your child. The management team is always coming up with new and exciting events and activities. Always communicative and a nice open environment.

Great nursery with great staff who are brilliant with the children in all aspects. It's always clean and has a good range of activities for the children throughout the year. My son has been there for nearly 3 years and is so happy there. I would highly recommend it.

My son's both attended Active Learning from about 18 months of age. The warmth and friendliness they were greeted with by every person they came across put me at total ease that this nursery cared for the individual. I have loved seeing the boys grow and develop in this environment. Great teachers, awesome projects, a fantastic outdoor play area, lovingly prepared food. I couldn't have asked for more!! A highly recommended nursery.

I have been extremely impressed with the level of care William has received since starting at Active Learning. Physically he has developed at a rate of knots, when he started 2 weeks ago he couldn't crawl. Now he is crawling and pulling himself up to standing position. He loves the activities and interacting with the other babies. He is continuing to develop into a confident, social little boy.

I have already recommended this nursery to my friends who had concerns about the route to take when going back to work.

Active Learning Dorking provides a safe, fun environment for my daughter. She comes home full of stories about all the day's activities. She loves art and sport and is really enjoying her lessons with the new nursery teacher. She randomly comes out with various French words at home and often shows us her ballet and yoga!

Last week (Children in Need fundraiser) was fantastic and I have never seen her so keen to get to nursery in her different outfits!

Thank you all for your continuing hard work - I often dash in and out and don't have time to stop and chat but do appreciate everything you are all doing.

Would recommend Active Learning Dorking to anyone. Our son loves going and continues to surprise us with what he has learnt there. Everyone we have dealt with has been friendly, helpful and flexible to our needs. This last point was not something we found at one of the other nurseries in Dorking when we were looking.

From day one, the team at Active Learning Dorking have been a pillar of support in helping the difficult transition for both us as parents and for our son in beginning nursery. Despite the tears on some occasions, I have never been in any doubt that the staff were on hand to not just 'take care' of him but give him a cuddle or sing him a song in order to make him feel better. From the great selection of food, to the variation in activities to the great communication about how my child is developing-the team have been superb!