Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Hornsey Cricket Club, Tivoli Road, London N8 8RG
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Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool offers nurturing care and early education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Conveniently located near Crouch End station and Highgate tube, the nursery is set within the scenic grounds of Hornsey Cricket Club.

The nursery features a spacious baby room with views of fields and gardens, a toddler room with free play and activities, and a preschool led by a qualified teacher who prepares children for school. A dedicated sensory room caters to the youngest children.

Outdoor play includes two gardens, tailored for different age groups, with activities like nature exploration, sandcastle building, and trike riding. The experienced staff includes Makaton-trained members, supporting communication through signs and symbols.

Parents are closely involved through an exclusive parent committee and partnership events. Children enjoy Boogie Mites music sessions, yoga, and shared sensory room access.

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Care Provided by Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

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

Good to Know

  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 29
  • Total Places for Children
  • 88
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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 Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (128)

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Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool has 128 reviews.

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Review from Marianna P (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The management team are excellent and the staff and committed caring and friendly. It is a warm environment to walk into and the setting is second to none. My child has been incredibly happy since the day he walked in and started high-fiving his new friends.

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Review from Aseka K (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We recently moved over to London from Sydney Australia with our one-and-a-half-year-old daughter and did a lot of centre tours to find the right one. Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool stood out by far! We loved the location and access to the cricket ground and outdoor space
(some other centres we went to see didn’t even have an outdoor space). The staff are warm and friendly, and made sure our daughter transitioned well. It’s been only a month, and our little one is already happy and settled. Can’t wait to watch her grow with her Crouch End Fields family.

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Review from Simon C (Father of Child) published on 20 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After our first visit, we knew this was the nursery for our child. The staff are lovely and caring, and the children seem very happy. I love the secluded location in the cricket ground off any main roads, and they have a nice big outdoor area for the children to play. Communication with parents is great.
Our little one has developed so much in the seven months or so that he has been going there and made some very strong bonds with the staff. He can't wait to go in the mornings!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for letting us know how pleased you are with our nursery. Once again, thank you very much for taking the time to review us.


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Review from Ana B (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been going to the Crouch End Fields Nursery full-time since he was 9 months old. The staff have been very supportive since the beginning. They tried to make the transition as smooth as possible, being very flexible with the settling and patient when my son had difficulty sleeping on his
own. Now that he has been going for some months I see how happy he is there, and how much the staff cares for him and vice-versa. We get very regular updates of his activities and progression. The facilities are great and they spend as much time as possible outside in the garden. My son is allergic to certain types of food and they are very careful with that, and provide alternative but also delicious options for him. Highly recommended!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Hello, thank you for your five-star feedback and for sharing your experience with us.


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Review from M R (Father of Child) published on 18 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields since April 2022, and he loves it. The nursery provides a nurturing, developmental and, above all, caring environment for the children who attend. The management is excellent, and our son has developed close bonds with numerous practitioners, as well
as the other children. We couldn’t have hoped for a better place for our son to be.

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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love this nursery! Our son has been going there for the past 8 months and is loving it. He is so happy and excited every morning to go to the nursery and see the staff. They are all very kind and loving, putting a lot of effort into the children's well-being and development, and also understanding
individual needs. The nursery itself has a wonderful outdoor space that is well connected to the nursery rooms and the children spend a lot of time in the garden. The garden and the big cricket field are massive benefits that allow the kids to explore nature and spend meaningful time outside.
We highly recommend it!

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Hello, thank you for your five-star feedback and for sharing your experience with us.


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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been with Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool for over 2 years and he loves it.


He has learnt and grown so much with them, as well as building bonds with his key practitioner. I especially like how they organise wide selections of activities, and they have a big

outdoor area, sometimes even on the cricket fields for the kids to run around.


The staff we interact with are professional and friendly. I recommend this nursery.


Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Hello, thank you so much for your positive feedback!


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Review from Louise H (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool is absolutely wonderful, the staff are without exception, fantastic, the facilities and setting are brilliant and our little boy loves going there every day. The range of activities and development opportunities set up for the children is huge,
with focus on all developmental areas as well as lots of free and creative play. He loves the food and even eats lots of vegetables!


We have found the communication from the staff to be excellent, timely and informative, a vast improvement on previous experiences we have had at other nurseries.


We couldn’t recommend the nursery and team more highly!


Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your review. We're grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us.


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Review from L H (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been with Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool for 4 months and he is thriving there. The staff are so lovely, welcoming and always happy to offer solutions or ideas. The level of creativity with play/learning is nothing I would be able to achieve at home. I could not
recommend this nursery enough, and having friends at other nurseries, I know the level of support we receive is second to none.

Reply from Amanda, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review. We are grateful that you took the time out to leave us a review.


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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, my little boy has been attending for six months now and has thrived under the care of the brilliant nursery teachers. The staff really are a credit to the company, they go above and beyond to make your little one feel welcome happy and safe and have witnessed them go the extra mile
again when they're sick or settling in. The management team are always there to greet you when you come and go and they couldn't be more helpful and stay in regular contact.
The nursery itself is big and spacious with lots of different learning and activity tables. Each day they explore animals, colours, music, emotions etc is really fun and engaging ways. At the end of the day, we get updates with the day's activities and you can always check the app to see what they've eaten, how much of it, how long they slept and nappy updates etc. The outside play space is really big too and the kids love it. It's also worth noting the setting is lovely - by the cricket fields, with access to a car park.

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Review from P K (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't recommend this nursery highly enough. The staff are amazing! The nursery/key workers are all incredibly caring and nurturing and management are professional, efficient and really friendly. Communication with parents is also excellent.

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Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been coming to Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields since 2019, aged 7 months.
Best things:
1. The manager is amazing and has taken the nursery to a whole new level!
2. Low turnover of a core contingent of staff - many have been there since my daughter started.
3. Lovely bright, airy,
clean, organised rooms with huge windows and doors opening up to the garden.
4. Awesome garden with a mini road, shaded areas, mud kitchen etc. and surrounded by greenery at the front.
5. The path to the nursery is great to get to know other parents.
6. Excellent hours for working parents.
7. Fun events like Mother’s Day tea, sports day, yoga sessions for parents and kids.
8. Lessons from a dedicated nursery teacher, for preschoolers.
9. Separate dark, quiet sleeping area for babies.
10. Back up care - they happily took in my baby for 2 weeks whilst our nanny was on holiday!
We tried somewhere else and came crawling back after a few weeks. My daughter is so happy back at Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields!

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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Highly recommend this fabulous nursery! The setting is wonderful (you can’t see or hear a car whilst at the nursery, which is a rarity in London) and whilst it overlooks the cricket fields to the front, the nursery rooms each have their own age-appropriate wonderful outdoor play areas at the back. The
staff at all levels are always there to welcome children and parents/carers with a positive can-do attitude and a warm, friendly smile. The management team have always been very well organised, welcoming and approachable. They know all the children by name and show real care and dedication towards the job. All the children enjoy a whole range of activities and learning and appear to be happy, confident beings. The hours the nursery operate is also a big plus. Lots of hard work goes into ensuring the nursery is kept clean and organised. Great engagement with parents/carers too via a range of well-put-together social events throughout the year.

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Review from Heather M (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent childcare, great facilities and learning activities, and caring staff. There is really good feedback on children’s progress and regular updates on activities they have participated in during the day. My kids love it.

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Review from Clli F (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son had been attending the nursery since he was 4 months old. Such a kind, friendly environment where he’s encouraged to develop and play and has made some real connections with other children and teachers. Management much improved, with lots more opportunities to be involved as parents and lovely,
family activities like Mother’s Day, afternoon tea, Easter egg hunt and Jubilee party.

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Review from B T (Father of Child) published on 28 April 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has blossomed here over the last few years, in difficult times. Both she and us have made some wonderful friends with other parents and the staff are wonderful. We were late choosing, due to being let down by a nanny share and the team managed to squeeze us in and we eventually got the
days we wanted.

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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 28 April 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one is quite new to the nursery and was a little unsettled whilst settling in, however, the staff were all reassuring and warming.
A clean, tidy well organised environment, a happy staff team and an Efficient Management Team!
I would definitely recommend the nursery.

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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an outstanding nursery and we can't praise it highly enough. Our eldest attended here from July 2016 for 4 years and he absolutely loved it! Our younger son started here in March 2021. Unsurprisingly he struggled with being away from home, having hardly been out of the house for the first year
of his life but the staff were beyond amazing in helping him to feel secure and safe and he settled in well and now immensely enjoys going to nursery. He has made strong bonds with the kindhearted staff and has lots of little friends. The outdoor space at the nursery is huge and the room sizes are much larger and well organised compared to any other nursery we have visited. The staff, many have been there for years, are incredibly nuturing so it feels like a second home where you can feel totally relaxed that your child is being cared for by the best. Excellent variety of daily activities and nursery family events so there is a lovely community feel. Very friendly management team too!

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son came to this nursery as backup care. However, the management team is lovely, very welcoming, lots of positivity.
I love the brilliant, wow, amazing activities that are planned. The children are well engaged. I will always encourage parents to bring their children here as this nursery proves
that they provide an outstanding environment for children to play and learn.

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Review from Lea H (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter just started nursery a month ago and the staff at Bright Horizons has been super helpful in her transitioning time. They have been a real life-saver also during times when she got sick. They truly care about her development and her overall happiness, which makes it much easier for us parents
to drop her off, knowing that she is in good hands here.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.970)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 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 4.970 for Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (326 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 336 Ratings = 4.97

  • 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 Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 28 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 88 number of registered child places is 17.6, which has been reached with 28 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)

Sam

Sam

Job Title: Nursery Manager

I began my Bright Horizons journey in January 2016 as Room Leader at Active Learning West Hampstead and was promoted to Third in Charge shortly after. I have had experience working in all rooms across the nursery and helping to support room leaders to excel in their roles. I then transferred to Active Learning Crouch End in September 2018 after returning from maternity leave to start a new adventure as Deputy Manager.


I have had experience in many different senior roles such as being Room Leader, Third in Charge and Deputy Manager in other settings. I have also been the Lead SENCO in my past nurseries.


I am passionate about childcare and thrive on providing a safe, educational, home away from home environment where children can learn and develop whilst enjoying their time at nursery. I thoroughly enjoy my interactions with children and will often be found with a group participating in an activity, whilst supporting and motivating my staff team in providing exceptional experiences for the children within our care.


Kashca

Kashca

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2019

My name is Kashca and I am the Deputy Manager of Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields. I began my journey with Bright Horizons in 2019. I am the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Paediatric First Aider, and Nursery SEND Co-Ordinator. I have worked in education for 11 years across both primary and Early Years settings.


I achieved my BA Hons Degree in Education Studies covering areas such as Children’s Thinking Skills and Cognition development to Therapeutic Approaches and how we can support children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities through mediums such as Art and Music.


I thrive working alongside the Local Authority for a great partnership and working alongside other professionals.


I have a passion for developing parent partnerships and strive to ensure children have the best possible starts in their lives and ensure both children and staff are happy whilst they are happy at our nursery.


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