Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool

Vicarage Farm, Winchester Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh SO50 7HD
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9.9 116 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool, Eastleigh
A home from home environment to grow and flourish in Fair Oak.

Situated in a spacious purpose-built setting, the nursery offers a wide range of activities suitable for children ranging from 3 months to 5 years of age. Conveniently located near Winchester Road (B3354), it is an ideal choice for parents working in the area or commuting. All the practitioners are trained in First Aid and the nursery has specialist SEND staff for children with special educational needs. Additionally, a Family app is in place to keep parents updated throughout your child's day.

Within the nursery, each of the four rooms provides ample space for children to develop motor skills, coordination and engage in academic pursuits. There are also extracurricular activities, such as indoor physical activities like yoga.

The Fair Oak nursery boasts separate, soft gardens for both babies and toddlers, ensuring their safety during outdoor play. Older children have free access to a large outdoor space with room for bikes, plenty of play equipment and even a vegetable patch. An enriching Ready for School programme gives every child the opportunity to gain knowledge and confidence to thrive in school and beyond.

Children at this nursery early anticipate frequent excursions on the nursery's minibus. These outings include activities like picking their own pumpkins, visits to the library, the local garden centre, and Marwell, making them an integral part of the nursery's regular routine.

They are excited to be part of your child’s journey. Book your personal tour today.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Clare (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 64

Age Range

  • from 0 years 4 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (116)

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Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.910) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool has 116 reviews.

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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Seeing our child grow with confidence and skills has been truly remarkable. Bright Horizons Fair Oak have been amazing. Thank you!
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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall, we are very happy with Bright Horizons Fair Oak. We feel the administration side of things could be better. We have requested a monthly breakdown of monthly invoices (i.e food, supplies, hours at nursery) but have never received this. We had an incident where our daughter was in 'babies' with
confusion about her prescribed medicine. We feel there could be a more rigid system for staff administering medicine and for general medicine to not be shared with other children. The care our daughter receives is excellent. She is very comfortable at Bright Horizons. We would like to know more about what she does every day. Newsletters have stopped, which we enjoyed.
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Review from Simon D (Father of Child) published on 3 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is coming to the end of his nursery days, about to go to school. He has attended Fair Oak Bright Horizons for two years and has developed so much in this time.
The team there are supportive, reliable and considerate, not just for our child, but for us as parents too. I've always felt my son
is safe and treated as a individual. They update you often and nothing is too much trouble for this team. Highly recommended.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been really impressed with this nursery ever since our child started here. The staff have always been friendly, welcoming and caring. It's a safe, clean, fun and nurturing environment. The app is great for updates and finding out what she's eaten and been up to. Our child has developed great
social skills as well as the fundamentals for starting school. Our second child has started in the nursery, and we feel both kids have been really well looked after and cared for.
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Review from Jade P (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I absolutely adore the staff. My daughter is so happy, and as a parent, I can not ask for a safer and friendlier environment for her. I will miss Bright Horizons so much when my daughter starts school.
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Review from Faith L (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool since she was 16 months. To say she has developed beyond my expectations is an understatement. My husband and I are so impressed with her vocabulary, learning, listening and how Bright Horizons has helped her to become
an all-around little citizen to our community. The staff are second to none and management is always there to listen if any issue should arise and resolve it quickly. My daughter leaves Bright Horizons in August 2023 and I’m really sad to see her leave such a wonderful community of people.
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Review from L F (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bright Horizons Fair Oak are amazing. Both my children started at 9 months old and they have helped them so much to learn, grow and be the confident children they are today. They both love the food (they eat things they don’t at home!). They enjoy the activities, toys and garden area.
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so approachable and will always help if you have any worries or concerns. My daughter is starting school in September and is already saying how much she will miss nursery.
I will always recommend them to anyone looking for a nursery.
Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool
Hello, thank you for letting us know how pleased you are with our nursery. Once again, thank you very much for taking the time to review us.
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Review from J L (Mother of Child) published on 25 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All three of my girls have really enjoyed being part of the Fair Oak group. They have built confidence and skills and learnt so much in their time there. The staff are lovely. They do such a great job at looking after the children as well as helping them all grow and develop. I would definitely recommend
the nursery and would like to say thank you to everyone there. Such a nice team.
Reply from Amanda, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool
Hello, thank you so much for your positive feedback!
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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery for just over 2 years. The nursery manager is wonderful, as are her team. Very approachable and any concerns are discussed and dealt with swiftly and effectively. My daughter has created some lovely bonds with the children here but also the members of staff and
I know she will miss them when she goes to big school.
Reply from Amanda, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool
Hello, thank you so much for your positive feedback!
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Review from Lucy B (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've been really pleased with the service provided by the manager and her team. The staff are always smiling and happy to help. Although my daughter cries at drop off still she is always happy in photos and when I pick her up. The team in the Toddler room are always welcoming and my daughter is really
fond of her key person. Seeing the foyer area set up for Chinese New Year recently was amazing, it looked really inviting for the children and great to see a bit of what they are getting up to. Thank you team Bright Horizons Fair Oak for being amazing!
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Review from Sophie F (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the nursery since October 2022. He previously attended another setting and he absolutely loves his new nursery. The ladies who look after him are so approachable and lovely. Their care of my son is excellent and I would happily recommend this nursery to all.
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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had a lovely experience so far with Bright Horizons. My daughter had been to another nursery previous, and we moved her here. The staff are amazing, very attentive and make us more than happy leaving our daughter with them. We are very satisfied. The staff have made such a nice effort to form
a bond with our daughter.
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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't have picked a better nursery for our son. All the staff have made a real connection with him and have made him feel really welcome. We have seen such a positive change in his development and that is down to the staff. We couldn't thank them enough for everything they do.
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Review from Alison T (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff that he exchanges with, as do we, are all excellent. He is very fond of them and makes us feel they have genuine care and attention for our son. The greatest feedback for me is that he wants to go and always enjoys it when he does. I appreciate the online updates and pictures of the varied and
interesting activities they get up to. My issue is not concerning the nursery performance at all - but with corporate - charging for days (bank holidays) the nursery is closed is unfair - or offer credit for another day?
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Review from Jemma M (Mother of Child) published on 28 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
He has taken a little while to settle into the toddler room, but in the last couple of weeks, he has cracked it, and that is down to the team in the room that looks after him. They are so welcoming and have made him love going to nursery.
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Review from A V (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. All the staff very kind and caring and well managed. Coped really well throughout all the pandemic difficulties. Wide range of activities for children. Varied and healthy food menu. Both of our kids have loved it.
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Review from Sophie C (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started in the baby room in October 2021, at 8 months old. All the staff were very welcoming and have taken the time to get to know him. They always have a smile on their faces and are always happy when greeting him. They followed his care routine well. He loves nursery and is always happy when
I collect him.
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Review from Eleanor A (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 16-month-old son has loved going to nursery. He enjoys the mixed, fun activities they do and has built a wonderful relationship with the adults in his room. The communication we receive is fantastic, with detailed observations in the day and a full debrief at collection. He comes home well fed, often
well slept and most importantly, happy. Thank you for all your care and hard work.
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Review from Hannah Q (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Thank you so much to the Fair Oak team!
Our eldest daughter has been going for over 3 years now and our youngest one joined in the summer. They both absolutely love it, they have so much fun, have made amazing relationships with the staff and we can see them progressing each week both through our
Tapestry notifications but also in their development.
The management and all the staff are wonderful and particularly over the pandemic have been amazing! They have been so flexible in accommodating changes to schedules when we've struggled with other childcare due to lockdowns. They have communicated well and we've felt reassured that the environment at nursery has been as safe as possible whilst it still being nurturing and welcoming for the children. I honestly don't know how we would have got through the last couple of years without the nursery - they have been our saving grace!
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Review from R D (Father of Child) published on 9 November 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child loves it here and the staff are great.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.910)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.910) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool 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 40 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 40 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 4.910 for Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (440 Excellents x 5) + (33 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 478 Ratings = 4.91
  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 Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 40 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 40 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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Meet the Team (2)

Clare

Clare

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Clare is passionate and committed to providing outstanding care and learning opportunities for all the children in a fun, safe, and stimulating environment. The nursery follows the children's interests, allowing them to learn, explore, and develop to their full potential.


Clare joined Bright Horizons as a Senior Nursery Nurse and was later promoted to Room Manager, then Deputy Manager. She then worked across the group in a support role. Clare loves music and often leads music sessions across all nurseries, delivering music to both the children and the team. Singing and dancing are her passions!

Alice

Alice

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Alice joined Bright Horizons as a newly qualified Level 3 Nursery Nurse after finishing college. She began working in the Baby Room and quickly progressed to Senior Nursery Nurse. Seeking a new challenge, she moved to the Preschool room and became the Room Manager.


After several years in this role, Alice advanced to Deputy of the Nursery while continuing as the Preschool Room Leader. She enjoys coming to work each day, witnessing the children's development and how they grow into their unique personalities before heading off to school.

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