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Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

5 Gentian Mews, Harwell, Didcot OX11 6GR
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I had viewed at least 6 different nursery/daycare settings and none of them compared to this oneNatalie B(Mother of Child)
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool, Didcot
Management team are supportive and help me when I am feeling anxious and are always there to talkShelley(Mother of Child)
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool, Didcot
I love this nursery and I can’t recommend highly enoughManoella D R(Mother of Child)
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool, Didcot

The team look forward to welcoming your little one to the nursery and preschool in Didcot (suitable for children aged 3 months to 5 years old). Your child will be nurtured, educated and entertained by the dedicated team and outdoor play activities including an exciting adventure garden.

Children love exploring the beautiful purpose-built nursery and preschool. With a warm and inviting atmosphere, they have seven individual rooms within the nursery, each...  

Funding & Fees

All-Inclusive Convenience.

When hungry tummies rumble, your child can tuck into the yummy delicious, freshly prepared meals and snacks made by the onsite chef. To help families manage those busy mornings, all snacks, wipes, nappies, nappy cream, sun cream, and formula are also provided.

Contact Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool to get a personalised quote:

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Ellis (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 47

Total Places for Children

  • 128

Age Range

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

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

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

Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (118)

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Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.374) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool has 118 reviews.

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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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I started sending my son here in October last year, and he has been very happy ever since. He enjoys a wide range of activities, and the staff are lovely and always take great care of the children.
What I really appreciate is how thoughtful they are towards parents as well. If you're feeling worried or emotional when dropping off your child, they will often send an update to reassure you that your baby is happy and settled.

The team is always energetic and welcoming in the mornings, and whenever you speak with them, you feel confident that everything is going well. It's reassuring to know that your child is in such caring and capable hands.

Reply from Sarah Walker, Parent Experience coordinator at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your lovely feedback. We're so pleased to hear your son has been happy and enjoying such a wide range of activities since joining. It's wonderful to know the team's care, communication and support have helped you feel reassured and confident. We truly appreciate your kind words.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2025 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been going to this nursery for almost 2 years and she loves it. I can say she is thriving since day one. The activities are planned to the detail and expose kids to so many interesting things.
The staff is all very friendly, and always ready to give a comforting cuddle when kids most need. The management team is always on top of everything and answer promptly to any questions we might have.

I highly recommend this nursery.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your lovely feedback and recommendation. We're delighted to hear your daughter has been thriving with us and that you value the care, activities and support from both the team and management.

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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2025 Submitted via Website
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Our children have attended this nursery since 2020 right from around the age of 9 months up till school-starting age. Overall we've had a fantastic experience here, the boys have excelled. The staff really care for the children and promote development and wellness in each individual. Communication with the nursery is always excellent with immediate access via an app. They post updates on feeding, playing and post pics so we are always involved.

We will miss the team lots!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for sharing your experience since 2020. We're delighted your boys have thrived with us and that you've valued the care, communication and updates from the Bright Horizons Didcot team. We wish your family all the best for the next stage.

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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2025 Submitted via Website
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Our child attended this nursery for four years, and we truly couldn't recommend it more highly. The entire team is absolutely brilliant-consistently going above and beyond to create a caring, nurturing environment.
One standout aspect is the food: the kitchen prepares fresh, healthy meals every day and is always accommodating when it comes to dietary or health-related needs.

Most importantly, the nursery provides excellent developmental support, ensuring each child has what they need to thrive. We're incredibly grateful for the care and dedication shown throughout our child's time there.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your wonderful review. We're delighted your child thrived during their four years with our team and we truly value your praise for our care, developmental support and freshly prepared meals.

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Review from L L (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2025 Submitted via Website
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My son spent about 2 years at this nursery, and we've had such a great experience. The staff are warm, patient, and genuinely care about the kids. My little one grew so much here. It always felt like a safe, happy place where he looked forward to going every day.

If we weren't moving soon, we would definitely have stayed even longer. We're truly sad to be leaving-huge thanks to all the teachers for their care and dedication over the past two years

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your kind words. We're so pleased your son had such a positive experience with us and grateful for your trust over the past two years. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter!

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Review from Ama B (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2025 Submitted via Website
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A staff member informed my daughter that she is not her mother, which understandably upset her greatly. Consequently, I felt it necessary to withdraw her from the nursery promptly. Since then, my daughter has been flourishing beautifully.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your review. The nursery did address your concerns at the time and they were sorry to see your daughter leave in December 2024, but we are glad to know that your daughter is flourishing in her new setting.

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Review from A C (Father of Child) published on 30 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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When our previous nursery closed at short notice, we moved to Bright Horizons Didcot and have been thoroughly impressed by so many aspects of the setting. The staff are friendly, attentive and really care about our two children, who have formed great bonds and really thrived. The management team in particular have made every effort to accommodate our needs and made us feel valued. Despite having to move setting again for our personal circumstances, we'll always fondly remember our time with the nursery. A huge thanks and best wishes to the entire team!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your kind and heartfelt message. Were glad to have supported your family during a challenging transition and are happy your children thrived here. It means a lot to hear you felt valued by our team.

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Review from J D (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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I have currently got 2 of my children at the Bright horizons day nursery and couldn't be more pleased with our choice of Nursery. It feels safe and secure, staff are caring and always gives you a warm welcome. We have one child in babyroom and one in Preschool and both of them love it. We cherish the bond our children have created over the years with both friends and staff. Communication have always been very good, all from letting us know that a child has settled and is happy again after drop off or just general information.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're so happy both your children love it here and feel safe and cared for. It's great to hear you value the strong bonds and communication.

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Review from J A (Father of Child) published on 5 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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Pretty much all the staff we have dealt with has been great. Our kids have the best time and the activities they do are really good. Updates on the kids is also very clear. While there has been occasion where information has been missed, that doesn't take away from the excellent work we think they do with the kids. Especially with helping them settle in. OSHA through to preschool has been a very good experience and I'd like to say keep up the good work team!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your honest and positive feedback! We're delighted your children are enjoying their time and the activities. We appreciate your understanding and will continue working to improve communication.

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Review from S W (Father of Child) published on 29 May 2025 Submitted via Website
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Both my children have attended from babies until school age. They've always thoroughly enjoyed the nursery and were happy to be dropped off. They were always smiling when we picked them up. The staff are friendly and good with children. They seem to do a lot of fun activities for the children. The management team have always been fast to answer any questions e.g with finances. Very pleased with the nursery.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your kind words! We're so happy to hear both your children have enjoyed their time at our nursery and that you've felt supported by our staff and management.

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Review from Steven W (Father of Child) published on 18 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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We had a fantastic experience from the baby room up to pre-school. The staff are caring and helpful, and they have setup convenient systems for parents. They setup amazing activities in a great setting and our child has always loved the food. Our child is vegetarian and this has been no problem! They helped our child develop and be ready for their next steps and we feel lucky to have had such a great nursery near to us.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so happy to hear your child had a fantastic journey with us from the baby room to pre-school. It's great to know you found our staff, activities, and meals supportive-especially for your child's dietary needs.

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Review from Duncan M (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2025 Submitted via Website
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Great nursery, professionally run and really great safeguarding protocols. A big improvement from our nursery in London. Staff are always attentive to your child's needs and there are not a lot of temporary staff (ie your child gets consistent face to face with their key worker).

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your kind review! We're so pleased you value our professionalism, safeguarding and dedicated team. Your feedback means a lot to us!

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Review from Kinju P (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2024 Submitted via Website
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My daughter started with Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool in March 2023, she settled so quickly with welcoming and supporting staff. We can get detailed updates about her day-to-day activities. Staff always went over and above to make her happy. She initially took her time to get used to food in nursery, staff were eating the same food with her to encourage her eating. My daughter always looks forward to going to nursery. She has a few transitions as she progresses to different rooms and with different key workers, all of them have been great. As parents, it's hard to leave your child away from you while working long days but staff looked after her so well which gave such a happy experience for my daughter, made it easy. Early foundation age of child is so important and staff take it seriously and help them to flourish in individual wayd. We had a very positive experience. Thank you so much.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your lovely review! We're so glad your daughter has settled in well and enjoys her time at nursery. We appreciate your trust and are happy to support her development!

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Review from Adrian R (Father of Child) published on 1 October 2024 Submitted via Website
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This is our second child at the Bright Horizons Didcot and we couldn't be happier. Our 16 month is always happy to go to nursey, they do such fun activities for the children and take great care of the children. All the staff are so friendly and caring towards the children. I would thoroughly recommend the nursey to everyone.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that your second child is enjoying their time at Bright Horizons Didcot. It's great to know that our fun activities and caring staff have made such a positive impact. Thank you for your recommendation.

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Review from Varvara K (Mother of Child) published on 1 October 2024 Submitted via Website
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We are with Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool for a year now and they are amazing. They are doing a fantastic job with the kids. The staff are very friendly and polite and always they are willing to help you with any concerns. My kid enjoys his time there and he is going every day with a big smile on his face.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so happy to hear that you and your child have had such a positive experience at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery. It's great to know that our friendly staff have been supportive and that your child enjoys coming every day with a big smile.

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Review from Emma E (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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Absolutely brilliant nursery and preschool. Our daughter is just about to start school, having been here for four years and I can honestly say that the team across the whole nursery, from the baby room through to preschool, chefs, leadership and support staff, are simply fabulous. So friendly, warm and caring, and they are so good with the children. Amazing memories have been made over the years and lots of learning through play.
The graduation event for preschool was so special too - thank you to the whole team for giving this year's preschool children such a wonderful event (and a lovely event for us parents to be part of too).

I am so glad we chose you to look after our little one - you're all superstars. I've loved seeing the updates through the day of what she's been up to, getting pictures and working together with you to give our child the best support and love to help her succeed. Thank you for helping her grow to be ready for the next adventure at school! We will miss you all.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear that you and your daughter have had such a positive experience with us. It's wonderful to know the staff, activities, and graduation event have made a lasting impact. We'll miss her and wish her all the best in school!

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Review from N B (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2024 Submitted via Website
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To the wonderful Didcot Bright Horizons Team.
Just a quick note to say a massive thank you for the amazing graduation ceremony you put on for the kids! On the hottest day of the year, no less! You all deserve medals for pulling that off so smoothly.
The garden looked fantastic, and having two film characters there was pure genius - the kids were over the moon! You could see the joy and excitement on their faces, and it was all thanks to your hard work and planning.
Honestly, you guys should be proud of yourselves. You've created some magical memories for our little ones (and us parents too). We couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate. Our little one will be talking about this for the rest of the year.

Thanks again for everything from all of us!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled that you and the child enjoyed the graduation ceremony, even on such a hot day. It was a joy to see the excitement and happiness on everyone's faces. We're proud to have created such special memories and appreciate your kind words.

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Review from R M (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2024 Submitted via Website
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My son started nursery last year and he has been loving it. He likes playing outside so the school's outside facilities give him the chance to play and explore. He was not speaking well when he started and there has been a massive improvement since. He has more words now and he speaks more clearly.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Hello, we're so happy to hear that your son loves his time at our nursery! Our outdoor facilities are designed to give children plenty of opportunities to play and explore and it's great to see him thriving in that environment.

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Review from Rosamund B (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2024 Submitted via Website
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Cannot rate the nursery highly enough. They have always been so great with our two children. The communication is good, both throughout the day, giving updates and with the office. The staff are, without exception, really warm and friendly and genuinely care about the children in their care. One of our children has additional needs and they were excellent at helping us navigate our way into the extra services that she needed.

We feel very lucky to have had this nursery on our doorstep.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and kind words! We are thrilled to hear that you've had such a positive experience with our nursery.

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Review from M F (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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Since our daughter has moved over to Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool she has grown so much in confidence and skills and has built up a strong network of friends to enjoy each nursery day with. The team are absolutely amazing and go above and beyond to build a strong connection with our daughter. It is great receiving the daily updates too with pictures of the variety of activities that our daughter is involved with. We couldn't be happier with the service that is provided.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Campaigns & Digital Marketing Executive at Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your five-star feedback and for sharing your experience with us.

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  • Posted: Tuesday 21 Jan 20252025 marks two decades since the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children began its work in the UK! The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, a UK-registered charity since 2005, supports children...
  • Posted: Wednesday 24 Jul 2024Bright Horizons is celebrating a full house of Great Place to Work™ honours, with its latest listing - 13th in the Great Place to Work™ list for Women. This is...
  • Posted: Thursday 27 Jun 2024The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ was launched this morning by Great Place To Work® UK, recognising Bright Horizons as 17th out of fifty companies on the Super Large...
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Meet the Team (3)

Ellis Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2011
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Ellis has worked in childcare for 18 years, gaining extensive experience across a variety of settings with children ranging from birth to 11 years old. She joined the Didcot setting when it opened in September 2018, starting as Deputy Manager. Over the past nine years with Bright Horizons, Ellis has steadily grown and developed, advancing through several leadership roles before becoming Nursery Manager.

In the past six months, Ellis has had the privilege of presenting at the National Nursery Managers Show at both the NEC in Birmingham and the Excel in London. These opportunities allowed her to share her passion for incorporating a sustainability curriculum into early years education. She provided practical ideas to fellow professionals in the industry, finding it deeply rewarding to contribute to such an important conversation and inspire others in the field.

Olivia Job Title: Deputy Manager
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Childcare has been at the heart of Olivia’s journey since leaving sixth form in 2014. Over the years, Olivia has developed her skills and grown her career in early years education, moving from an Early Years practitioner to most recently Deputy Manager.

Olivia is passionate about continuous learning, collaboration with families, and building strong, supportive relationships to create the best outcomes for every child. Olivia feels a huge sense of pride in contributing to shaping young lives, supporting them on their unique journeys.

Hannah Job Title: Third in Charge
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Hannah is our Third in Charge. She has worked in childcare since 2012, gaining a variety of experience in different nurseries and age groups from 3 months old to 5 years. Hannah transferred to the Didcot Nursery in 2018 and quickly became the room leader of the 2-3's room. In May 2019, Hannah became Third in Charge and stepped up to maternity cover as Deputy Manager in 2020 and now remains as the Third in Charge for Didcot. In this position, Hannah works closely with the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager to implement high-quality programs, coordinate staff, and maintain a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment for all children.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool

What is the Age Range of Children that Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool accepts?

Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool Open?

Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool is open: 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.

How many Children does Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool have capacity for?

Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool has capacity for a total of 128 Children.

How far is Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool to the centre of Didcot?

0.9 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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