Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool

21 Riverdale Drive, London SW18 4UR
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9.9 59 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool, London
Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool provides high-quality care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Situated in a waterside location and on the ground floor of a modern building, Southfields is a bright, thoughtfully designed environment for learning in Wandsworth, London. Ideal for parents needing to commute, the handy location is within walking distance of both Earlsfield overground and Southfields underground (District Line).

Within the age-focused rooms, the team provides the best start to schooling life through the enriching and wellbeing-focused Bright Beginnings Curriculum, designed by their own Early Years specialists. An holistic yet personal approach supports each child's wellbeing, development, and progress, whether that involves transitioning between rooms or preparing for school.

Additionally, the nursery's safe, enclosed garden has safety surfaces and a digging and planting area where children can grow their own plants and take part in a variety of different activities; and while your child is busy exploring and having fun, the team can keep you updated via the Family app. Available for all Bright Horizons parents, this will keep you connected with your child's day-to-day experiences and up to date as they develop during their time with the nursery.

All-inclusive fees include all meals, snacks, branded nappies, wipes and creams. All food is nutritionally balanced and freshly cooked by the on-site chef and all the menus have been accredited by Action for Children.

Care Provided by Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Lucia (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (59)

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Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.899) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool has 59 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery for over a year now, starting in the toddler room and now in preschool. He absolutely loves it! They have a great, responsive management team, kind, caring and supportive staff who are genuinely fond of the children and my son comes home at the end of the day tired and
happy and full of chatter. Highly recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is excellent. The staff are friendly and have a real bond with the children. Facilities are good. Our son really enjoys going to nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Bright Horizons Southfields for almost 6 months now. She loves coming to nursery and often doesn’t want to come home. The staff are fantastic - incredibly caring and attentive, and keen to keep us well-informed. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone who is looking for a nursery
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A very warm, friendly, professional and caring team who always keeps my daughter happy and learning something new.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child has been here for nearly 2 years and been very happy. She has learnt and developed lots from her experience at nursery. We have been very happy with the relationships she has developed with staff and other children and with the variety of activities the children do. The staff are generally
enthusiastic, pleasant and caring and the children seem very happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son is very confident and happy at nursery. Speaks fondly of nursery staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery are doing good keeping us informed. Nice environment and personal approach. Friendly staff feels welcoming.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter really enjoys her time at nursery. She has been coming since she was 10 months (now almost 3 years) for 3 days a week and is always happy when we are on our way to drop off. The staff have really helped her to develop, she often surprises us with new things she has learnt from practical
things like putting on her coat to a surprising grasp of counting.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are excellent and extremely friendly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Southfields has been great for us and our daughter. The staff are super friendly and really helpful and they have built a great bond with our daughter. Her social development has been great and she deals with the hustle and bustle of living in a busy city really well. No doubt the nursery
has had a big hand in this.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Southfields is a small personable setting. The staff are kind and helpful. My daughter is in the baby room and it has been a joy watching her personality develop. The staff are always happy. They take good care of my daughter. She is always happy to come to nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is in the baby room, she has settled really nicely. She loves coming to nursery and often doesn't want to leave. The staff are amazing and support her independence, she has really come out of her shell.
The team are brilliant, I could not ask for more, she has a great bond with her key
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy with the way the staff helped my toddler settle. He had not been in a nursery environment before but had only been to playgroup for a hour or two. The staff are all so friendly and helpful. My toddler has now been there a month and has settled in well, when he is grumpy during drop-offs,
the girls always know how to cheer him up. Always learning new skills with the variety of activities and lessons they have. I would definitely recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery for 4 months now, he took a long time to settle in as he was very clingy, but the staff were great with him and very patient. He loves his days at nursery now and is very happy there. His keyworkers are brilliant and he enjoys the activities, especially Hartbeeps.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has settled in very easily thanks to the great team at the nursery. They are very flexible and also really care about the child's interest.
They do great activities which really help the development of the children.


I would highly recommend them.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have two very happy kids there! There are plenty of activities to keep them busy (Spanish, tennis, hartbeeps etc). Lots of painting, drawing and learning depending on their age. The staff are brilliant, they love the kids and really care!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter has settled very well at Teddies. The staff have been wonderfully supportive and our daughter is clearly very fond of them all. They do lots of fun activities with them, serve great food and the staff show the babies lots of affection. They also keep us parents well informed.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The baby room staff have been fantastic to our daughter, she loves coming into nursery and enjoys all of the activities the ladies do for the babies. Thank you, everyone, for taking such great care of our little girl, we especially love all the extra curriculum activities; Hartbeeps and Spanish! Management
team are also lovely and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. Highly recommended!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been entirely satisfied with my daughter's care at Teddies Southfields. From her start in the baby room to her current place in the toddler's room, the staff have been so caring, empathetic to the children's needs, and seem to do so much more than 'just' a job there - they really seem to care.
My daughter is so happy going there. The staff, are always smiling and seem to enjoy the children. They make the most of the resources, and I love the Hartbeeps activities - as does my daughter. The managing team is great - very organised, professional, and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you Teddies!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.899)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.899) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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 4.899 for Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (153 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 168 Ratings = 4.899

  • 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Southfields Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 14 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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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Meet the Team (2)

Lucia

Lucia

Job Title: Nursery Manager

I have been working with Bright Horizons for 10 years and hold a Level 3 qualification in childcare and education and a Level 5 degree in leadership and management. I started as a nursery assistant making all my way to nursery manager. I have experience working with all age groups and I enjoy providing inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the nursery and maintaining a stimulating and enjoyable environment to ensure every child has the best possible start in their educational life and to ensure their safety.


I am proud to support my team professionally so they can achieve their own goals and flourish in their own professional career.


Marium

Marium

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2019

I have been working in childcare for over 10 years, I gained valuable experience working in a variety of childcare settings from children's centres, primary schools, after-school clubs and nurseries. I hold a level 3 in childcare and education.


I joined Bright Horizons in 2015 and I made my way from Bank Staff to Deputy manager. I started at Wandsworth Day Nursery, Southfields, Chiswick Park coming back now to Southfields as Deputy.


I have a real passion for care and education as I am a mother of three children.


My goal is to make the nursery experience special for every child and family, supporting children in all areas of learning and helping them to grow and get ready for school.