Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool

Inglewood House, Sonning Lane, Sonning, Reading RG4 6ST
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9.6 147 Reviews
  • Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool, Reading
AN INSPIRING AND UNIQUE NURSERY IN READING

You and your child will love this home-from-home nursery in Reading, which offers a warm, welcoming environment designed to inspire your child and support their development from the age of 3 months to 5 years.

The beautiful Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool is a redeveloped and enhanced home full of character and bright, airy rooms. There is a redesigned, vibrant sensory room which caters for children of all ages and an expansive one-acre garden, with age-appropriate areas for children to enjoy. There is a separate woodland adventure area for the children to explore, developing their teamwork and problem-solving skills.

The nursery is led by a Nursery Manager who’s had a vast career in Early Education, as well as Primary Education, and holds a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Award (SENDCO qualified). There are highly qualified staff members, including staff trained in Makaton and sign language, offering support to children who have additional needs. With qualified teachers and early years teachers, all with paediatric First Aid certificates, you can be sure your child will receive excellent care and an engaging learning experience from baby to preschool.

Inglewood Nursery is the only nursery in the area with direct access to its own private, heated indoor swimming pool and it has two qualified swimming instructors providing small group swimming lessons. They have access to their own sports coach, offering sports such as tennis, football, rugby and obstacle courses to develop the children's fine and gross motor skills, as well as team skills. They also have a holiday club for children up to the age of 12.

Care Provided by Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Laura (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 50
  • Total Places for Children
  • 169
  • 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 & Christmas
  • Parking
  • The Nursery has a private carpark with plenty of parking.


Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (147)

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Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.645) out of 10, based on 47 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool has 147 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter recently started at the nursery, and the staff have gone above and beyond to make her feel happy and secure. Every time I receive an update at the end of her session, you can tell the staff have really got to know her in a very short space of time. The communication from her key person has
been outstanding.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves coming to Inglewood. Every morning he happily waves me away as he settles into his cuddle with one of the team. The staff are friendly, professional and efficient and I have every confidence in the team there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We are really happy with the nursery and our daughter settled in very quickly. The staff in Holly 2 are friendly, professional and happy to discuss the daily activities and answer any concerns which we may have.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter joined the nursery in April last year and settled in well. I can't thank the staff enough, very caring and understanding. The outside space is good and really pleased have chosen this nursery for my child.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’m more than happy with Inglewood for my little girl. The staff, activities and facilities are all great. My little boy also attended Inglewood until he started school last September. He really enjoyed his time there and left the preschool room well prepared for school. He particularly enjoyed the
swimming lessons, sports days, reading with the teacher, and the great outdoor facilities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have enjoyed this setting and the staff have been fantastic in supporting their journey.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Inglewood! So much space indoors and out, so many things to do! The staff are friendly and welcoming.
There are not many nurseries that can offer both forest school activities with their own grounds and swimming lessons in their own pool.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Inglewood House is a lovely nursery and our son has settled in very well there. All of the staff are great and I don't have any issues with dropping him off for the day. He gets fed well (the menus sound amazing) and has lots of time to play including messy play, painting etc.
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issues, the nursery will always inform us straight away. We know that he is in safe hands at Inglewood House.
The only thing to add is that it is a shame that the day fee isn't from 7:30am-6:30pm (like some nurseries) as sometimes it can be tricky juggling early/late meetings at work. However, you can put them in earlier and pick up later but there is an additional charge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are extremely happy with how our daughter has settled into her first year at Inglewood. We find the staff very friendly and approachable and feel she has really developed since being there. We would and have recommended it to our friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

This is a lovely nursery. My daughter is very happy here and didn't seem at all phased when we upped her hours from half-days to full days which indicates she is very content being at Inglewood. The nursery staff are great with her and help encourage her eating when she transitioned to solids and also
help with her walking. It's nice to have an update on how she has been each day (naps, eating etc).

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Inglewood provides a perfect environment for children to play and develop. The staff are always attentive and helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Inglewood are very caring and they do a lot of activities with the children. The kitchen staff are very accommodating for allergies and the meals they make look delicious!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Inglewood is a fantastic nursery, all of the staff are very friendly and professional and our daughter simply loves her time there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Inglewood is a wonderful nursery with excellent facilities and outdoor space. The staff are brilliant with the children, and my two are always happy to be there which speaks for itself.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good Nursery to start up your young ones. There is a quality interaction between the teachers and the children, this is obvious when you look at the child's development and see how fast they are learning and adapting to different stages of growth. The nursery is also very neat and smells fresh
always. Things are in order and well organised. I also love the swimming for children which you rarely get in other nurseries.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at this nursery 2 years ago (now in her last year) and settled in extremely well. The nursery staff were so attentive and caring she loved it. We had used the nursery for 3 years previously with my son who also loved it and it was good to see it hadn't lost any of the great values
it had then. The facilities and outdoor space are brilliant, not to mention having swimming pool access too. The office staff are always incredibly helpful and accommodating. Highly recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the initial welcome and sign up, almost two years ago now, to the present day, they have been outstanding. Our son has been very happy there, and the staff go the extra mile to make you and your child feel important and cared for. They have assisted in his personal development and social skills.
Couldn't recommend them highly enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic environment for the children. My son loves attending and learns so much each day. The facilities and grounds are exceptional.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at Inglewood at the beginning of January and has settled in really well. He loves all the activities and the garden is amazing. His older sister had attended Inglewood for nearly 4 years before starting school and it was lovely to return and to see that it continues to meet the high
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was very worried about putting my son into a nursery. I was immediately made to feel extremely comfortable during the setting in sessions and found the staff extremely compassionate and caring towards my son. They have noticed little habits that I thought I only knew and he loved attending nursery.
The food is lovely and the facilities available are wonderful. It’s such a treat to receive the little bits of art that he does. The Valentine’s Day card was lovely. Thank you to all at Inglewood.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.645)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.645) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 47 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 46 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 4.645 for Bright Horizons Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (388 Excellents x 5) + (152 Goods x 4) + (24 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 564 Ratings = 4.645

  • 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 Inglewood Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 46 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 169 number of registered child places is 33.8, which has been reached with 46 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 (3)

Laura

Laura

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2008

Hello, I'm Laura the Nursery Manager and I've been working in childcare since 2008. I started as an apprentice, completing my Levels 2 and 3 and then worked my way up to a manager’s position. During this time, I completed my BA (Hons) in Children’s Development and Learning.


I'm passionate about creating environments that enable children to learn and develop in their own unique ways and watching the challenge themselves to build the foundations for life.


Outside of nursery life, I like to spend time with family and friends. I also have a 1-year-old daughter who I enjoy watching grow and develop.


Jenna

Jenna

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2012

Hello, my name is Jenna Carter, and I am excited to be part of the Inglewood family alongside Sam in a joint deputy position.


I have worked for Bright Horizons for 12 years and have been in various roles starting with the children in the rooms and progressing into management, which has given me good-quality knowledge and endless opportunities to develop further. I have an NVQ Level 3 and a diploma in business, working in one single Bright Horizons nursery for 11 years. I then had the opportunity to manage another Bright Horizons nursery where I have been for just over a year, I am now relishing the opportunity to join a team closer to home and bring new ideas to the setting to support in continuing to raise the standards at Inglewood.


I am passionate about children and building their confidence, and individual characters and becoming independent young people, bringing different opinions and ideas through play.


I believe that the team is the foundation of a successful nursery, having a positive and open partnership between families and the nursery is crucial for communication regarding the children and having their best interests at heart.


Samantha

Samantha

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello my name is Sam and I have worked for Bright Horizons at Inglewood Nursery for 4 years. I have worked in Early Years for 18 years and in that time gained my BA HONS degree in Early Years Learning and Development and my Early Years Practitioner Status. During my time in the sector I have worked in a variety of settings from independent nurseries to term time preschools. I also spent a year in Ireland as an au pair and also ran a village preschool catering for children aged 2 to 4 years.


I am very passionate about the care and development of children particularly through their environments and the skills of the practitioners working with them. I enjoy training and developing a team and enhancing their own knowledge through what I have learnt over the years, and providing support to those staff who what to continue to develop their knowledge through accredited courses.


I am a mother of 2 boys aged 4 and 6 who both attended Inglewood nursery which enables me to see the setting from both a practitioner's view as well as a parental view. Inglewood is based in Sonning very close to the village and we have over the years developed a wonderful relationship with the community. We are continuing to build relationships with local businesses’ and schools and work holistically with local settings also.


As a full time working mum I understand how challenging it can be and aim to not only support the children in our setting but also their families and the challenges that can arise for busy working parents.


In my spare time I enjoy taking my two boys here there and everywhere for various escapades and adventures, which usually involve treasure hunting. We have a family dog who is usually brought along with us and living in Sonning myself we know the area very well for walks and being able to explore the beautiful countryside we have around us. When I’m not with my boys I can usually be found on the sofa with a book.