Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool

Maythorne Cottages, Off Nightingale Grove, Hither Green, London SE13 6HE
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  • Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool, London
Welcome to Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool — a wonderful place for your child aged 3 months to 3 years!

Their spacious setting includes a big garden and a dedicated garden for their Baby Stars in Room 4. Maythorne Cottages provides ample room for children to explore, fostering independence through delightful activities.

Your child will discover their favourite hobbies in the stunning garden, equipped with a special baby area, climbing frame, and an all-weather undercover space.

At Maythorne, they believe in nurturing Healthy Hearts and Minds through activities that inspire and engage. They use innovative programs like Boogie Mites and myHappymind to provide unique learning experiences. While their 'Ready for School' program ensures every child gains the knowledge and confidence needed to thrive in school and beyond. For parents interested in French lessons, the nursery offers weekly sessions at a nominal fee.

Delicious and nutritious meals are prepared on-site by their chef using fresh meat from local butchers and fresh fruits and veggies from the greengrocers.

Book your tour today to visit the nursery and discover what it has to offer.

Care Provided by Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Melissa (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 74
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 3 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (23)

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9.8

Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.839) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool has 23 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’m really happy with this nursery.
The staff are very friendly and professional.
They care deeply about children’s development, and communication is great with parents, and they take feedback into account.
My son is really happy there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My almost 4-year-old has attended the nursery for over 2 years, and I am extremely happy with the care that is provided. She has experienced three different rooms, as she progressed in age, and in each the care and attention were outstanding and I always felt really happy with how she was being looked
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Now that she is in the pre-school room, there is an excellent focus on fun learning activities, and her writing is really progressing and most importantly she finds it fun. The carers incorporate really fun activities into each day as they learn about space, parts of the body, the senses etc. and I love hearing stories about fun activities from each day. The arts and crafts activities are also excellent, and the carers have recently gone the extra mile in tailoring these to my daughter's particular interests.
The nursery communications and management have been excellent recently - I feel very well informed as a parent and would not hesitate in recommending the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I really like Maythorne Cottages. My daughter came across from another nursery and continues to flourish! We noticed things like her use of ‘Yea’ changed to ‘Yes’ quite quickly after she started and her language seemed to progress even further after a few weeks. The staff are lovely and are very caring
and management do a wonderful job of getting to know all the children and parents. Communication between the nursery and parents is also great given the current Pandemic. I’ve had several phone calls about how my daughter is getting on with her key worker and from management. They’ve also been very supportive with our recent potty training and nap dropping!
I think they're doing a fantastic job given the challenges they're under.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.839)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.839) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 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 4.839 for Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (163 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 192 Ratings = 4.839

  • 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 Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 16 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 74 number of registered child places is 14.8, which has been reached with 16 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)

Melissa

Melissa

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2021

I have worked in childcare for 11 years and have grown and developed from a nursery practitioner to nursery manager.
I have gained a lot of experience throughout my childcare journey working at various different childcare settings.


I want to develop a real sense of community at my nursery and help children learn and grow in confidence through the opportunities we provide for them.
As a mother myself to two boys who keep me on my feet.


It’s rewarding to see how early years education and experiences offered impact on a child’s brain development for the future.


I intend to create a nursery where children are given opportunities of learning they don’t have at home and create secure attachments with their key workers.


Stephanie

Stephanie

Job Title: Deputy Manager

I have been working in childcare for over 10 years, I come from a big family so have always been around children and still, enjoy watching them grow and find it rewarding helping give children the best opportunities for learning possible. I would say I am a creative outgoing person with a great sense of humour and have a friendly approach to life.