Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

4 North Side, Wandsworth Common, London SW18 2SS
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Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool offers a warm and welcoming environment for children aged between 6 months and 5 years old. With a warm, cosy environment and a welcoming family feel, the nursery is designed to engage and enrich your child’s love of learning from baby to preschool.

The team is passionate about inspiring children and has a child-led approach, planning activities around the children’s interests. This provides purposeful and stimulating activities that the children enjoy, encouraging their true engagement and enhancing each child's growth and development.

The enriching Ready for School programme focuses on early academic skills with Growing Readers, Writers and Mathematicians, giving every child the opportunity to gain the knowledge and confidence to thrive in school and beyond. Engaging learning experiences continue through educational partnerships, including the innovative and well-established Boogie Mites programme.

Their commitment to providing fantastic childcare has further been recognised by Ofsted, who has rated the setting as ‘Good’ (April 2022).

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Care Provided by Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Emma (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 24
  • Total Places for Children
  • 68
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (36)

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Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.551) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool has 36 reviews.

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Review from J G (Father of Child) published on 17 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery have been absolutely fantastic for the last 18 months. Our twin girls have loved it and developed in all areas of communication, play and reading. To be honest, we had to get places at short notice for changes in our status and the uncertainty with a nursery, which was unplanned was considerable.
However, the manager and the rest of the team have exceeded all our hope and expectations. They have all done an amazing job. We're sorry to leave.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little girl has been here for 1 year from 9 months old, she settled within 1-2 weeks and loves it here at Wandsworth. The only reason for leaving is because we, as a family, are immigrating to New Zealand.
We, as parents, could not recommend Wandsworth nursery enough - very sad to take her out.

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Review from Jacqueline L (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright horizons Wansworth Common Day Nursery has been the best decision we ever made for our daughter and I cannot recommend them enough. We were reluctant to put our daughter into the nursery but Bright Horizons Wandsworth has changed that forever. The staff are wonderful and ensure the children are
enjoying their activities whilst educating them in a tender and peaceful environment. The management is excellent and very approachable too. I think the whole family will cry when we have to leave due to relocation. Thank you so much team.

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Review from Sandy H (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I liked the feedback I have received of the day my child has had. They have a varied range of activities that my child does. Employees are friendly and welcoming. I would recommend the nursery have light snacks eg biscuits tea/coffee for parents to have and take away.

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Review from Hannah B (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

My daughter is currently at nursery here and loves it, however, I’m considering moving her due to the way that the management have handled a health and safety incident. My daughter had a nasty head bump requiring a visit to the doctors. This was as a result of her falling off a rocker in the garden
and hitting her head against the concrete wall. We had a meeting with management team straightaway and they promised to remove the rocker from the garden and also place padding against the wall.
This was now almost three months ago and none of these promises have been met. My emails are now getting ignored from senior management so I’m at a loss of how to ensure that measures are taken to avoid another more serious accident.
If anybody from the nursery management team monitors these reviews then I would appreciate them replying. I’m very disappointed with how this has been handled despite having written a positive review a few months ago.

Reply from Katherine O'Brien at Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi Hannah,


If you can please send your contact details to ukfeedback@brighthorizons.com and I will ensure we get in touch with you regarding this ASAP.


Kind Regards,
Bright Horizons Day Nursery Team


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Review from Marissa G (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very friendly staff who really care for the children and take an interest in what they do each day and how they learn/progress.

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Review from R H (Father of Child) published on 23 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter comes home happy and healthy. She loves learning and playing and we're very happy with our experience.

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Review from Ailsa M (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very kind staff. Very informative re daily routine.

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Review from Natalie C (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The manager is very helpful with my daughter starting nursery.
The nursery nurse has been there since my son attended and she is so nice and welcoming also.
She was my son's first key person and he loved seeing her. He moved up to toddlers where he had another key worker and he loved coming to the
nursery to see her.
I love they have a two week settling in period and your concerns are listened to and acted upon.

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Review from Fiona A (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Wandsworth is a very warm and welcoming place.
I leave my son there confident the staff encourage him and develop his interests.
Since my son has attended this nursery he has come on so well - his interest in the world around him grows by each day.
I particularly like the form they
give you at the end of each session - a review of the day.
I feel they give excellent care and attention to each child and I couldn't recommend it enough.

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Review from M B (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son is looked after very well and I am very happy with the activities my son does every day. The only negative about the nursery is that the temperature is too hot. Even with a mobile air conditioning unit, my son has to attend with just a t-shirt on.

Reply from Marketa Cardon, Bright Horizons Team at Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

We really appreciate that you have taken time out to share your feedback, your opinion is very important to us. I am going to share your comments with the Nursery Manager and ask her to speak to you. We especially take any concerns regarding safeguarding extremely seriously. I would strongly encourage you to speak to us, so we can address your areas of concerns.


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Review from A V (Father of Child) published on 9 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Since moving from toddlers room to preschool we feel that our child is less looked after both in terms of hygiene and learning. We are not sure if this is due to less communication from the staff or actually is less quality of the service.

Reply from Marketa Cardon, Bright Horizons Team at Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you very much for your review. We really value your feedback. Please, can I encourage you to share your comments with the nursery team. It's important to us that any areas of concern are addressed and you’re totally happy with the high level of care we provide.


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Review from T L (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery since he was 12 months old, and on the whole, his care has been good. He has a particularly good experience in the toddler room, with a really loving key care worker who ensured his social and educational progress.

Reply from Marketa Cardon, Bright Horizons Team at Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your feedback, I believe that the Nursery Manager has already reached out to you to have a full understanding why we didn't score highly in some of the areas. The nursery has has been rated an Outstanding by Ofsted (file:///C:/Users/30005767/Downloads/EY343093__10.PDF) and we see the safety and happiness of the children in our care as paramount in everything what we do.


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Review from Y Y (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons is a very good nursery, not only from a childcare point of view but also the early year education experience it provides for the children. Our daughter has been attending this nursery since 2014 and has come through all the age groups.
The teachers are all very committed and professional
and very friendly, providing a warm and welcoming environment. They are also very good at communicating with parents.

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Review from Paul C (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter thoroughly enjoys her 3 days with the manager and her team at Bright Horizons.
She is fully cared for, always has a smile and is full of energy and joy when we pick her up.

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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wandsworth Common Day Nursery has been a great place for my daughter- The Bright Horizons brand delivers across both the US and UK. The teachers really care about the children and are committed to their development and enrichment.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.551)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.551) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.742 for Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (101 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.742

  • b) 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 4.809 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 68 number of registered child places is 13.6. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.6 = 0.809

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Emma

Emma

Job Title: Nursery Manager

I joined Bright Horizons Family Solutions in 2010 and started my journey with the organisation as a Deputy Manager, I became a manager within Bright Horizons three years later and joined the Wandsworth Common Day Nursery and Preschool team in 2018.


I hold an NVQ level 3 in childcare and education and recently completed my leadership and management degree, I love the satisfaction of seeing children who we have nurtured and cared for go on to their next stage of education with confidence and ready to achieve their dreams.


Paige

Paige

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2012

I joined Bright Horizons in 2012 after completing my NVQ Level 3 in childcare and education at the age of 19, I have worked with Bright Horizons for 8 years working my way up from a nursery nurse to deputy manager. I have a keen interest in Special educational needs currently completing my degree in this at university.


I chose to undergo my degree in SEN needs as I have found it truly rewarding working with children with additional needs over the years taking pleasure in seeing them blossom knowing that every step is a great achievement.


My past experiences and being a long-running staff member of Bright Horizons have allowed me to understand the meaning of high-quality childcare, going above and beyond making the children's needs paramount.


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