Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool

289 Lewisham Way, London SE4 1XF
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9.3 31 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool, London
Bright Horizons Brockley has a great reputation locally to deliver some of the best childcare in the area, having looked after hundreds of children since they opened in 2015.

They provide exceptional childcare for babies, toddlers and children aged 3 months to 5 years. All age groups benefit from the extensive Growing Enhancements programmes to provide learning and development in fields such as Reading, Writing, Maths, Sports, Science, IT and Art.

All of the rooms are extremely well-equipped, featuring the latest in early years and educational equipment. There are also outdoor spaces for all ages which are well-resourced and provide opportunities for learning outside.

The nursery is extremely secure and benefits from security systems upon entry, providing a safe environment for your child.

The building itself contains many period features for that “home from home” feeling. It’s a bright, airy and engaging space that truly facilitates the best in early years care. They pride themselves on the settling in sessions and can put together a plan for you and your family to ensure your child is fully settled in advance of them starting with the nursery.

The staff team is qualified to a variety of levels, some having been with the nursery for a number of years and some who are starting out in their childcare careers. They have found that this mix of ages and genders within the team gives a great benefit to children’s confidence and social development.

Get in touch today to come and see the nursery for yourself, book your personal tour.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sally (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Total Places for Children

  • 102

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:30
    Tuesday 07:45-18:30
    Wednesday 07:45-18:30
    Thursday 07:45-18:30
    Friday 07:45-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 5 days for training & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Parent drop area, staff and visiting parking.

Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (31)

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Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.340) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool has 31 reviews.

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Review from Eleonore Q (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have my two children at Bright Horizons Brockley, one who started as a baby and is now three and a baby who just started. The care provided is really good and it's just comforting to see them really happy to go there, being friends with their carers and making friends there. People care about the
children, they do nice activities and we can track how the kids' day is going with an app.
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Review from Jo G (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have nothing but positives to say about Bright Horizons! The thought of our daughter starting daycare was quite daunting but even in the midst of a pandemic, the staff couldn’t have been more wonderful, welcoming and helpful in making us feel like it was the exact right call. Our daughter has fit
in exceptionally well and is learning new things daily. We want to particularly point out certain staff and the manager as being fantastic but all the staff are lovely.
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Review from Alistair H (Father of Child) published on 10 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have been very impressed with the nursery. Our daughter loves going there every time, and all staff are warm and friendly. Very good communication in relation to sleep, food, nappy and activities communicated through app. Was worried that the chain nature would be to detriment, but have not experienced
any downside from this. Flexibility of staff to accommodate varying work schedule has also been greatly appreciated. Mark as "good" only on cost as it is more expensive than other facilities locally, but I still view this as "good" value for money when considering quality of staff and facilities.
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Review from Penny R (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were looking for an interim nursery place for our 10-month-old before a space became available at our local nursery. Thankfully we then discovered Bright Horizons Brockley! From the moment staff responded to my initial enquiry, I knew we would be in good hands. I had been apprehensive about joining
a nursery chain but they have successfully created a loving and nurturing home from home whilst maintaining a level of professionalism you’d expect from a larger organisation. Each and every one of the staff we met were incredibly welcoming and showed great care and familiarisation towards our son – even the team members who were not assigned to the baby room. I cannot recommend this nursery enough and it was with an incredibly heavy heart that we waved goodbye for the last time on Friday.
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Review from Emilie M (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son attended this nursery from when he first started nursery at age 10 months. He settled in really well and loved going to nursery. He did lots of activities, lots of outside time and really developed loads while he was there. He loved his key worker and the key worker was really helpful in giving
us lovely updates, photos and even a call about his progress to help with the fact that due to the Covid pandemic we couldn’t ever see him actually in the nursery setting.
The management of this nursery are super friendly and helpful, going above and beyond to help. I would highly recommend the nursery.
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Review from Anupama G (Mother of Child) published on 7 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at this nursery in January 2020. Immediately, we faced the lockdown, but ever since starting again, there has been tremendous improvement in his overall development. The staff are very helpful and adhere to any of our concerns. They take special care of any child who needs extra help
with daily activities. Various activities and learning as per the age are carefully chosen for children. My son enjoys going to the nursery thoroughly. We are very happy with the nursery overall.
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Review from Leanne L (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My nearly 2-year-old loves going to nursery. It's such a weight off our minds as parents to know he's having fun and being well cared for.
I would highly recommend this nursery to other parents. When I first visited, I was impressed by the facilities and how calm and well-organised everything seemed.
My son has been attending for almost a year now, and it's lived up to expectations.
All staff are friendly and helpful, both in the office and in my son's room. He has formed a particularly strong bond with his key worker who is fantastic. The communication with parents is excellent, and I really appreciate the daily reports and weekly newsletters that get sent home. They've been especially helpful this year while parents haven't been able to enter the building due to Covid safety measures. It's helped us stay connected to what he gets up to at nursery everyday.
The nursery have dealt with the covid situation fantastically this year, despite all the challenges. I'm very grateful.
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Review from Angel D (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has a severe speech disorder and attends regular speech therapy both on the NHS and independently. He requires a high level of support and monitoring, both with his speech production and his ability to socialise with his peers. The managers and staff have been overwhelmingly supportive - they
work consistently with our Speech and Language Therapist to implement recommendations while our son is in their care and regularly review and adapt approaches with our input. It has made a marked difference in his speech and his confidence. All managers and staff are super friendly and attentive, clearly taking the time to get to know children on an individual basis so that, in all their interactions, they make each child feel at ease. For instance, our son has a few atypical traits/behaviours - e.g. when arriving at nursery, he likes to hide and have a staff member greet him with a peek-a-boo, which they are always happy to do! We are all so happy with Brockley Bright Horizons - cannot fault them at all!
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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started settling in from 16th November 2020 and I was so nervous for him as he had just turned 2 years old in September, however, I cannot thank enough, from the bottom of my heart, the managers all the staff members of the preschool. They have supported me and my son every day and informed me
every day on how he has done, what he been doing, eating, playing and so much more. I would 100% recommend this preschool to anyone.
Whenever me and my son turn up we are welcomed with a smile from whoever opens the door and they're so professional. This is my review as a mother of a child who goes there and already I know where my little girl will be going when she turns 2 years old as I feel if you find a good preschool that you can trust hold on to it. I have already noticed a difference in my son from just the full week of him being there and I thank the preschool for that.
I will be recommending this preschool to friends of mine. Sorry for the long review, just so happy with it.
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Review from Olivia (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has settled into Bright Horizons Brockley so quickly and easily. The staff there are lovely from the moment your child walks into the building they are greeted by all staff with a magical smile. The set up is just brilliant every day. They provide as much information as they can throughout the
day on the activities the children are engaged in by far this was the best decision to send him here.
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Review from J F (Father of Child) published on 16 October 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
We had a very disappointing experience with this nursery. Our child was very happy until Bright Horizons took over from another provider. Since then standards have slipped markedly. The main concerns are lack of hygiene (pre-COVID-19 so hopefully not an issue now) i.e. often no soap at sinks where children
wash hands. A high staff turnover and staff focusing on their paperwork rather than attending to the kids. An ineffective management team who treated any constructive feedback as a personal attack on them rather than an attempt to improve the environment for kids. A lack of communication with parents (e.g. we were not informed when the nursery head left). This nursery is also very expensive relative to the local competition. It was well worth the money when managed by the previous provider as it was genuinely special. But since changing hands to Bright Horizons it is just as expensive for what is a sub-par nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.340)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.340) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Brockley 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 10 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 4.850 for Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (104 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.85
  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 4.49 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 10 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 102 number of registered child places is 20.4. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 20.4 = 0.49
  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)

Ashleigh

Ashleigh

Job Title: Nursery Manager

My journey in childcare started in 2006 when I was part of a team opening a new sure start community nursery in my local area. I went on to complete my childcare qualifications and stayed in this setting until I had my daughter in 2011.


For the past 9 years, I've been working in three of Bright Horizons' nursery settings. From room leader to third in charge, and deputy manager. I joined the Brockley team in November 2023 after being promoted to Manager in February 2022.


I'm passionate about providing high-quality childcare through a safe and secure environment while supporting my staff team to provide activities that promote each child's unique personality while catering to the individual needs of each child and parent. Creating a home away from home atmosphere for the children we care for is very important to us at Brockley.

Chloe

Chloe

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2020

Chloe started working at Bright Horizons in 2016. Whilst undertaking her degree in Education and Early Years, she always knew she wanted to work with Preschool-aged children. Chloe started as the lead in Preschool and then went on to become the third in charge and then Deputy in 2019, also taking on the SENCO role.


Chloe thrives on ensuring quality is present within all rooms, allowing children to have a stimulating environment which is fun and exciting for them throughout the day.

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