Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool
Curie Avenue, Harwell Int'l Business Centre,
Didcot
OX11 0QQ
Staff are incredibly welcoming and show genuine care for my child
Laura R (Father of Child)
everyone that is wondering whether this is the right nursery for their child, I absolutely say YES
Pavlina T (Mother of Child)
He looks forward to going every day which is a great relief to me
M C (Mother of Child)
Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.913) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool has 61 reviews.
Review from Nicola N (Mother of Child) published on 17 December 2020
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Review from Laura R (Father of Child) published on 28 June 2019
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Review from Pavlina T (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019
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Review from M C (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2019
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Review from E J (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2018
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Review from Alice D (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2018
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I couldn't ask for a better place to send my child.
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Review from Michelle (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017
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Review from Simon (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017
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Review from Rob W (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017
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The staff have been fantastic with settling him in and are always helpful and smiling, keeping the children stimulated, happy and safe. The nursery also has strong processes for dealing with special
In addition, there's always something going on, whether it's painting, music, improving things for the children, and even fund raising for charities.
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Review from Catherine M (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2016
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Review from Sam F (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2016
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Review from Emma M (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2016
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Review from Rebecca J (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2016
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Review from Claire Louise (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2016
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She is due to move up to
I have been happy with the menu and care offered to my child and the flexibility if we need to book extra days (on the rare occasion we do). We would like to keep our daughter here at the Harwell nursery throughout preschool if possible until she starts school.
Thank you to the girls in toddler 2 for taking great care of our little girl :)
Reply from Marketa Cardon, Bright Horizons Team at Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool
Thank you for your feedback. If there are any aspects you are not 100% satisfied with, I would strongly recommend that you speak to the Nursery Manager to express your views, so 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 Charlotte A (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2016
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Review from Amy J (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2016
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Review from Alexander R (Father of Child) published on 15 February 2016
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We really enjoy hearing from our families and understand how important your views are. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.
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Review from BexReip P (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2016
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I've popped in early to pick her up and seen the staff in action - some are young but they all are competent, enthusiastic and well-trained, as well as energetic and loving. It is clear they love their work, they talk to/about their charges with obvious genuine affection, and the joy/excitement shown by my daughter when we mention their names is evident!
Our daughter eats tonnes more than when she's at home - and they don't leave little ones to cry to sleep, so she's started napping well there too.
Some of the staff sign with our toddler, which really helped her settle and has really supported her language development and has helped her become even more social.
I like that they let them develop at their own pace but do have fun activities to participate in together, that there is lots of safe outside play opportunities.
I used to be reluctant about the idea of sending her to nursery, but she's so happy that now I'm really pleased we did. She wouldn't have half as much fun with a childminder and fewer adults/toddlers to interact with, and I can trust there are always a small body of well-trained staff looking out for her. I would actually be reluctant to pull her out of there, as I think she really benefits from it.
Reply from Marketa Cardon, Bright Horizons Team at Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool
Thank you for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that you are happy with the level of care we provide.
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The Review Score of 9.9 (9.913) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Harwell 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 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.913 for Bright Horizons Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (295 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 323 Ratings = 4.913
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 Harwell Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 27 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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8, which has been reached with 27 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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Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2018
Child care has always been a passion since I was a teenager, I qualified with my NNEB in 1992 and was a uniformed nanny for many years before I completed my NVQ level 3 and worked in the nursery environment as a Nursery Nurse. Over the years of working with Bright Horizons I have been lucky enough to have had senior roles with flexible working to support my own children through school.
I joined the Senior Harwell team in 2015 and became Manager in November 2018. Providing inspiring education and care at Harwell is a drive and passion of mine, it's wonderful to see the children thrive in our nursery environment and support busy working families, seeing many of them progress through the nursery and flourish in school.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2018
I qualified with a BTEC in Childcare and Development in July 2004 and then studied to complete my Foundation Degree in Early Years in July 2017. For 11 years I worked in nursery environments with a variety of age ranges before relocating from Stock-on-Trent to Oxfordshire in 2015 where I joined a nursery as their preschool room leader until joining the Harwell Senior Team as Third in Charge and Room Leader of Saplings (toddlers) in April 2018.
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