Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool

18 Abbotswood Common Road, Romsey SO51 0BX
Review Us
9.7 72 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool, Romsey
Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool boasts large outside spaces and a purpose-built building. The nursery is divided into four areas: Babies; Toddlers; Transition and Preschool.

In their dedicated area upstairs, babies benefit from a private roof garden and sensory room, where they're able to explore freely and safely.

Downstairs, children are encouraged to develop their attachments, communication skills, resilience and independence through a range of carefully selected indoor experiences. Outside they will continue to thrive and explore nature with their extensive mud kitchen, sand pit and garden games.

At the nursery the children have the opportunity for the children to learn through a Froebelian approach focusing on life, knowledge and beauty.

The nursery team takes pride in making links with the local community and are often out and about exploring the world around them. They believe children and adults learn from each other and enrich each other's lives.

Book your personal tour today to discover more about Romsey day nursery and preschool.
Show Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool on the Map

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sharon (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 27

Total Places for Children

  • 66

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (72)

9.7

Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.663) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool has 72 reviews.

Overall Experience
  • 58
  • 14
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Date Published
  • 72
  • 4
  • 30
  • 34
  • 38
Reviewer Connection to Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool
  • 55
  • 16
  • 1
Total of 72, showing 61-72
Review from Ali F (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Transition room is excellent for our son. Very kind and helpful and they encourage him in every step he takes. They also support me in his development, I appreciate this. He enjoys coming to nursery and this is because of the excellent effort his keyworker and the staff make. We are very pleased, thank
you.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Helen D (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic! my daughter was very shy and nervous when she joined the nursery. Through the care and fantastic teaching and attention she has received here she has absolutely thrived, she has grown so much and become confident and that is thanks to all those who have cared for her in transition. Huge thank
you top all. They make her and my day easier.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy with how my daughter gets on in the transition room. She is very confident and happy at nursery. The staff interact very well with her (from what I see at drop-off and pick-up) and she really enjoys their company. She talks about them and play's nurseries at home. Staff are also good
at conveying info at the end of the day. Although I obviously think staff need to concentrate on daily activities and care of the children, I would also like a few more tapestry updates (I get 1 a month on average).
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Nicholas M (Father of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I find the staff very friendly, my son seems to love coming and enjoys the activities and learns a lot, overall I find the nursery very welcoming.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Shaun H (Father of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with everything. Our daughter is very happy here. All the staff in transition are brilliant, beautiful and funny.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We as a family love Yellow Dot Romsey, from the very beginning all the staff have been fantastic. Really easy to talk to and the children get on with all of the grown-ups. We love the nursery as a building as well and think the open space downstairs is great so different ages can mix nicely. Thank you.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Danielle F (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has really come on since joining the transition. He feels settled and secure, which is all down to the staff. They all understand his quirks! and respond really well to him especially when he's grumpy when he wakes up. He talks really fondly of all the team and I'm confident that they all take
extremely good care of him when he's at nursery.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Laura P (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery, very caring staff. Two children that attend both love their time here.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Hannah M (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been in the baby room since November 18. In seven months he's had three different key workers. I feel in an environment like the baby room, this is poor and hasn't been the nurturing experience I had hoped it would be. The staff that I have encountered have been caring but I don't feel a
particular connection has developed between them and him. I think previously the baby room staff have been more engaging and proactive taking the babies out and with activities to stimulate.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Ellie R (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going to nursery. The staff are all brilliant at communicating how her day has gone. She has so much fun and I have had an overall very positive experience.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from Sarah P (Grandmother of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My grandson has been coming to Yellow Dot Romsey since it opened. He settled in really well and is always enthusiastic about attending. He has made lots of friends and will be sad to leave next month to start school. Our only criticism is the food, several times we have been to collect him to find that
most of the children haven't eaten it, feel that it needs to be more basic rather than things like fish curry.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My four year old has been at Yellow Dot for one year and just been joined by her younger brother. I cannot speak highly enough of all the staff at Yellow Dot. My daughter always tells me about the exciting activities they have done and they both are really excited when dropped off, to spend a day there.
They make my children happy and care for them extremely well. I can't fault them on anything.
  • Facilities / Outside Space
  • Learning
  • Resources / Equipment / ICT
  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
  • Food / Nutrition
  • Management
  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.663)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.663) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 34 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 4.663 for Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (284 Excellents x 5) + (107 Goods x 4) + (15 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 406 Ratings = 4.663
  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 Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 34 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 66 number of registered child places is 13.2, which has been reached with 34 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.

Child Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

Loading

Loading Loading

Loading

Loading

Awards / Recognitions (4)

Meet the Team (2)

Sharon

Sharon

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2020

My name is Sharon Hillier and I have worked for Bright Horizons for 22 years. Over the years I have been building my career from Nursery Assistant to Deputy Manager where I joined Romsey Nursery in July 2020. Now I have had the opportunity to progress to Manager at Romsey. I am passionate about creating safe and stimulating environments for the children in our care and providing them with the right experiences and resources to see what they can achieve. I enjoy new challenges meeting new families creating relationships with them, and maintaining good relationships with all children and parents.

Helen

Helen

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2020

My name is Helen Allen and I have worked in childcare for 11 years and Bright Horizons for 7 years. I started as a Room Leader and have progressed to Deputy Manager recently. I joined Romsey Nursery in August 2020, where I share the vision of the nursery to deliver high-quality experiences through fun, enriching and stimulating activities for the children as well as having a strong parent partnership.


I have experience working with children of all ages and am passionate about supporting children with their development in all areas, I have also supported children with additional needs and I was fortunate enough to be a SENCO in a previous setting which enabled me to enhance my practice further. I work closely with our nursery SENCO to ensure we are meeting the needs of all children within our care.

Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of daynurseries.co.uk. Please contact Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool has an Enhanced Service - more info.