Bright Horizons Astley Day Nursery and Preschool

Our daughter loves her nursery. She's formed a great relationship with her key person, whose feedback on my daughter's development is really helpful. The staff have cared for her throughout significant health issues, understanding her needs and catering to them safely. She enjoys a well thought out and balanced (and exotic!) diet and eats pretty much everything which they cook freshly on site. She loves playing outside on the bikes, the imagination games in the tuff trays and doing arts and crafts. As well as circle time with songs and dancing. Every day she comes home with something new and glittery that she's made. As a family, we absolutely love this nursery and how it has nurtured our daughter and helped her to learn.

I honestly can’t praise the nursery enough, all the staff members are fantastic. My little boy has been at this nursery since he was 6 months old and leaves this year, they have taught him so much. They constantly keep me up to date with his development and what he has been up to with his little friends each day and they tell me how funny he's been with his wild imagination.

Our daughter has developed so many skills since attending in September 2020. The staff are all extremely friendly and despite the difficult circumstances, we don't feel our daughter could have been in safer hands.

Bright Horizons Astley is amazing. It has been a difficult year for all but they have worked so hard to maintain normality as much as possible for the children. My son is in Pre-School and really loves his keyworker. She worked hard to settle him back in after lockdown and really helped to develop his social skills again. He is progressing so well. He loves all the craft activities, outside play as well as Dough Disco. The staff put so much hard work into developing the children, supporting them and creating a fun place to learn. Interaction has been harder for parents due to the measure in place to ensure safety for all, but the online resources and newsletters, as well as the festive Activity Pack, have been amazing. There is so much thought and attention to detail in everything done. We really loved the Christmas Pack that came home this week containing photos of festive activities, crafts as well as a few treats. Thank you to the whole team!

The meals are fantastic, great variety and the nursery itself inside and out is spotless!

I value the professionalism of the staff who hand over each evening giving me a summary of my daughter’s day along with a sheet. My daughter enjoys arts and crafts and activities. A lot of thought goes into these and child development is at the forefront of the nursery’s mind. The staff are very caring and engage with my child. It’s a happy, loving environment where she has fun and feels safe. In these Covid times, extra care has been taken with mask-wearing and the building being relatively new, I feel that it is clean. It would be helpful to know when deep cleans occur. Outdoor space - Although it is safe it is fake grass and near a busy road so there is pollution and no natural wildlife which is a shame. Food - It would be helpful to know what variety of fruit and veg are offered. 'What’s on your plate' workshops would help get children interested in an array of foods, flavours and textures. Evening meals should be more elaborate and warm in winter at least.

Leaving your child at nursery is always quite daunting, however, Bright Horizons Astley Day Nursery and Preschool has always been a home from home for my two children! I couldn't ask for a better team to look after them, they always go that extra mile, treating them as if they are their own! The little things really do matter and make such a difference - putting my little girl's hair back up when it falls down, allowing both my children to see each other when they're upset - even though they are different rooms, making cards when it's a family members birthday, the list is endless. The staff at Bright Horizons Astley are the happiest and kindest people and I'll be sad when it's time for them to leave!

Staff excellent and always available even during busy periods, facilities always clean as is the outside space. My 2-year-old has always enjoyed his time at nursery.

My sons had a few nursery moves due to personal circumstances. He has been here a couple of months now and has settled amazingly! His key person made him feel so welcome and he loves coming in in the mornings. He’s made really good relationships with his friends and all the staff. The activities and things he’s been doing recently have been really beneficial to get him school ready. Thank you preschool.

Absolutely fantastic nursery and staff. My son started at Bright Horizons in March 2019 upon my return to work from Mat leave. The staff made both myself and my son feel super welcome and the settling in period was tailored to our needs. Since then, I feel my son has learnt and developed in a number of ways. I really couldn’t recommend this nursery enough.

My son loves coming to nursery, it's a great environment for him to play and learn. My son had been at the nursery since he was 11-months and has thrived in every room he has been in. The staff are fantastic and make you feel assured that your little one is in caring hands.

Its been lovely having 8 weeks settling in sessions to make sure she settles before my return to work. We look forward to her starting in November making lots of new friends and build a lovely relationship with her key person/buddy and hearing what fun she's had in the day watching her milestones build.

My son has been there for almost a year. Quite a shaky start due to newly appointed room supervisor not always being around. The last few months have been great and the nursery management have been very supportive.

The nursery is great and the staff are friendly. The care is excellent and I have already recommended the nursery to a few of my mummy friends but some were unfortunate and could not get a space.

Bright Horizons are very understanding of my child's needs. She has CP so requires lots of care and patience. Our child is well looked after and not excluded from any activities within the nursery. We feel the care given to our daughter is amazing and really appreciate all the hard work all the staff so to help develop our little girl.

They have fully supported him through his toilet training and are always on hand for advice.

My daughter has been at the nursery since January and I can honestly say it's probably the best thing I could have done for her. She loves going and she looks forward to playing with the children, learning new things and she absolutely loves her nursery nurses. Everybody there is amazing and I want to thank them all for all their help and support in nurturing my baby.

My daughter has been at Kids 2 Us since being 7 months old. I can highly recommend the nursery and will be sad when she leaves to join the school in September.

My daughter's key worker is great with her, she can be shy at times but her key worker helps her in so many ways. All the staff at Kids 2 Us are really nice and helpful.

My 11-month-old has been coming for settling in sessions. Staff have been really welcoming and friendly. My son has been a little unsure but staff have been really reassuring. I like the fact that the babies are given lots of physical contact to make them feel safe and comfortable.

We can't thank the staff enough for all of their hard work and dedication.