Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool

1B Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9ED
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  • Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool, London
A SPACIOUS AND INSPIRING NURSERY IN BARNES

You and your child will love Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool, designed to support your child’s development from the age of 3 months to 5 years. The experienced and nurturing staff guide exciting learning activities to help your little one reach their full potential.

The purpose-built nursery rooms feature age-appropriate play and learning resources. The baby room has plenty of engaging sensory toys, a safe environment for exploring, and benefits from a separate sleep room, milk kitchen and nappy-changing room. The toddler room is full of new adventures, where children find their feet and begin building their independence. Painting, loose parts play, construction and messy play are all on the agenda as they learn how to navigate the world.

Preschoolers enjoy discovering new passions and interests as they gain the skills needed to progress to school. The Ready for School programme helps to develop their early maths and literacy skills, while encouraging them to pursue their creative side through Creative Cooks, Growing Artists and Growing Gardeners.

Barnes nursery has a small library area, which doubles as a quiet space to enjoy a book and, at other times, a music room to explore sound and rhythm with instruments.
Outside, they have two large gardens, split into a baby garden and a toddler and preschool space. There are trees, a covered seating area, a little bridge and space for tricycles and balance toys.

The Nursery offers all-inclusive fees, with all meals, snacks, nappies and wipes included – meaning you’ve got less to pack on a busy morning! All of the delicious food is freshly cooked every day by their own onsite chef.

Staff would love to meet you and your child, so book a visit and they will show you all their 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

  • Marie (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 79

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

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Drop-off spaces available

Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (82)

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Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.863) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool has 82 reviews.

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Review from Manuela M (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barnes Day Nursery and Pre-school is a wonderful nurturing and creative environment to prepare my child for school. The staff are really friendly and professional. It has been a great experience for my little girl. I would recommend them to everyone!
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Review from Ryan D (Father of Child) published on 24 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, my child has been there for 3 years and I’m really happy with the team’s approach to child support and development, and the feedback we get both daily and in structured parents evenings. My child loves coming to nursery and seeing his key workers, and pre-Covid the external companies
they brought in for activities. The nursery is well equipped, clean and has plenty of space inside and out.
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Review from Hannah (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at Bright Horizons since September 2019. She has been looked after very well and has formed an excellent relationship with her key worker. She loves all aspects of nursery, particularly playing outdoors. Her confidence continues to grow, and she has gained lots of skills whilst
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Review from Marja E (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the nursery in general. Especially with my daughter's keyworker. She is very attentive with my girl's 'special needs' but also they have created a very beautiful relationship. I'm very happy and confident with management's decision to change her keyworker in the first stage. The chef
is also doing an amazing job in preparing the special meals required for my daughter's metabolic condition. She loves the chef and keeps mentioning her name at home.
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Review from Ben M (Father of Child) published on 11 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been generally delighted with the nursery. There was a period where standards dropped, however, the new management team have quickly corrected this.
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Review from Sally O (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A truly wonderful team and caring environment for little ones. I can’t recommend Bright Horizons enough.
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Review from Toby (Father of Child) published on 7 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Improved a lot over last few months. Much more structured and educational. Our kid loves coming here.
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Review from Giulia P (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The girls looking after baby room are amazing...my baby is completely in love with them. She is enjoying her days in the nursery,every day more
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Review from Frida N (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great staff, friendly and helpful. Great workshops for parents to attend. I know that my child is well looked after when I drop her off in the morning and she has always had a great day with loads of activities when I come to pick her up.
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Review from Charlotte (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child comes home singing lots of songs and covered in paint - a great sign. She has formed a lovely bond with a number of staff. The garden is fantastic - a unique nursery space in London. I believe she is very well cared for and really enjoys her time at nursery.
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Review from Irini P (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with the nursery and how attentive it is to our son’s individual needs. The staff have been great at pushing him to his milestones and he loves making new friends. At the end of each day he is always happy, but exhausted after all the fun I think.
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Review from Gordon R (Father of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After almost 1 year we couldn’t be happier. Congrats to the manager for a great job stabilising the staff etc since his arrival, but a special mention to the two ladies for their day to day influence on the whole nursery and for their amazing work before the new manager arrived. Thanks to all
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Review from Sorina S (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Pros: very good staff, great facilities, good security measures, lots of activities for the children.
Cons: staff changing, understaff issues, communication delays, not so much feedback on child development, lack of online platform.


Rating: 8/10

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Review from Fiona R (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child has continued to grow and develop under the care of the staff at Barnes Day Nursery Bright Horizons. He has loved, in particular, all the story related activities. It’s been lovely to see his interest in books and stories continue to flourish as a result of the well planned activities by the
staff at Bright Horizons. Theatre bugs have also been a hit- especially when acting out a hungry caterpillar. My child has begun to enjoy art and painting as a result of all the creative arts and crafts activities he does here and loves to tell me about the pictures he has painted that day.


The care provided has been excellent. I feel that his key workers really know him and want to make sure he has a good day. They are responsive to his needs and aware of a change in temperament or mood and quick to communicate any concern.


Communication via the weekly newsletter is now a lot more informative and I find all the staff very approachable should there be a need to chat about anything.

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Review from Meg H (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great staff - extremely dedicated and passionate about the children and their learning journey. Thank you!
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Review from Shane C (Father of Child) published on 3 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff have been very friendly and professional. My daughter seems to be kept very engaged with the wide range of activities on offer and really enjoys the nutritious meals.
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Review from David G (Father of Child) published on 31 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good London nursery. Room leads are passionate about the children and form very strong bonds with them as they progress.
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Review from Kathrin Z (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Friendly staff always happy to help and listen.
Great outdoor and indoor facilities, kids love the garden and are able to move freely.
Clean and safe.
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Review from Neil W (Father of Child) published on 31 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent nursery where our child is extremely happy and content. All staff clearly enjoy their work and this happiness rubs off on the children. Would recommend this nursery to all friends and family.
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Review from E S (Father of Child) published on 14 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been very pleased with this Bright Horizons Nursery. The staff go the extra mile in terms of care and effort to involve the parents too. It seems a really good combination of the benefits of being part of a bigger company but individual/local personality and effort.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.863)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.863) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Barnes 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 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 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 4.863 for Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (164 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 190 Ratings = 4.863
  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 Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 16 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 79 number of registered child places is 15.8, which has been reached with 16 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 (3)

Marie

Marie

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Marie has been part of Bright Horizons for 14+ years and loves her position as Nursery Manager at Bright Horizons Barnes Day Nursery and Preschool.


She holds a CACHE Level 3 Diploma Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce and began her childcare journey as a Nursery Assistant. Over the years, she has progressed through several key roles, including Nursery Nurse, Room Leader, Third in Charge, Deputy Manager, and now Nursery Manager.


This progression has provided Marie with a wealth of knowledge and experience, enabling her to effectively support her team in delivering inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children.


She is committed to maintaining a stimulating, nurturing environment where every child has the best possible start in their educational journey.

Daniella

Daniella

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Daniella has been at Barnes Bright Horizons since September 2023, bringing over 13 years of experience in childcare. She began her career as an apprentice and later qualified as a Level 3 practitioner. After spending four years at a nursery, she progressed into a management role within a larger company in Lincoln, where she gained over four years of valuable leadership experience.


With a strong background in supporting children with SEND, Daniella is deeply passionate about child development. In her current role at Bright Horizons, she also serves as the SENCO lead, contributing to both the care of children and the professional growth of the staff team.


She looks forward to continuing her journey at Bright Horizons and making a positive impact within the setting.

Aoife

Aoife

Job Title: Third in Charge

Aoife has held a longstanding passion for early years education, which was further deepened during her BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education. Her experience as a Playworker for children with SEND allowed her to apply academic research in real-world settings, inspiring her to pursue an MA in Inclusive Education: SEND and Disability.


While studying, Aoife gained hands-on experience working across various nursery settings, where she supported children's growth and development. Witnessing developmental milestones became a particular area of interest, ultimately leading her to the role of Toddler Room Leader at Barnes Day Nursery.


Building on this foundation, Aoife progressed to the position of Third in Charge, where she provides support across both the Baby and Toddler rooms. Her journey reflects a deepening understanding of early childhood development and a strong commitment to fostering a nurturing, inclusive environment for all children in her care.

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