Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool

338-340 Kirkstall Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS4 2DS
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  • Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool, Leeds
Step into Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool. A nursery that offers exceptional care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Located near the city centre and Leeds train station, it’s perfect for commuting parents.

In their age-specific rooms, Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool provides an outstanding foundation for early education with the enriching and wellbeing-centred Bright Beginnings Curriculum, crafted by their Early Years experts. This comprehensive yet individualised approach nurtures each child and ensures they receive the support they need.

The team includes qualified teachers and an Early Years Professional to ensure children receive the best support. The nursery provides age-specific rooms and diverse activities such as story time, role play, messy play, singing, and outdoor learning.

Children enjoy Boogie Mites music sessions and outdoor activities in the garden, which features trikes, a mud kitchen, a sensory garden, and a gardening area. Nutritious meals are prepared by the onsite chef, and the nursery supplies nappies, wipes, formula, and creams. Additional amenities include an onsite car park and buggy park.

Parents can stay connected with their child's day through the Bright Horizons Family app.

To see more of what the nursery in Leeds has to offer, book a visit today.

Care Provided by Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Katy (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 24
  • Total Places for Children
  • 69
  • 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

Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (117)

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Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 10 (9.963) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool has 117 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really good nursery, staff are kind, helpful and caring. Food is prepared to meet my son's dietary needs.
The manager is really nice and polite, very helpful and friendly.
It's a lovely nursery with the best staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are extremely happy with the nursery. The staff are great and we can see the progression of our son since joining the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Bright Horizons for over a year and the growth and development we have seen has been amazing. My daughter has formed some fantastic bonds with the key persons in the room, which makes me as a parent happy and relaxed, knowing that she is receiving such great care. Two members
of staff, in particular, have made a huge impact on her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended the nursery for more than four years and has just left to go to school this September. I cannot fault this nursery at all, from the management team to the staff, the cleaner and the cook, they are absolutely fantastic. The activities they create for the children's learning is
so engaging and every member of staff truly care about the children. They have helped prepare my daughter so well for her transition to school. It has been a wonderful experience as a first-time parent. Keep doing what you're doing Bright Horizons, Leeds! We will miss all the staff very much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been at Bright Horizons since about 9 months old. The staff are very friendly and caring, which has helped her to settle in and she now loves going to nursery! The nursery itself has nice facilities both indoor and outdoor. The children seem to spend a lot of time outdoors where possible,
which I love and I'm sure the children do too. The communication is also very good, getting regular updates either by telephone or through the app so you can check what your child has been doing during your working day, which is something that I look forward to seeing.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little girl has just left this nursery to move on to school. I can't sing their praises enough, they have been amazing over the last few years. Particularly so after lockdown in helping bring our little one out of her shell, as she was very shy going back after such a long time and the nursery were
fab with her. She will certainly miss all the staff as well as the friends she has made there. Can definitely recommend!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had my daughters at the nursery for two plus years and all I can think about are the positive outcomes since they started attending the nursery. The staff are very friendly and supportive of the children. The nursery provide a safe environment for the children to learn. It's been great and I
strongly recommend Bright Horizons at Kirkstall, Leeds, to any parent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely amazing nursery, always full of wonderful activities for the children to learn and grow, my boy is always happy to see everyone and for me as a parent knowing he is safe and well looked after and learning takes a huge weight off my shoulders knowing this. A huge thank you for all the support
you have given while my better half has been in hospital. Such an amazing team, huge credit to the manager your hard work and dedication shows through the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a small family that has just moved to Leeds, it was quite challenging at first to find the ideal nursery setting for our 16-month-old daughter. I shortlisted a handful of nurseries with 'Outstanding' ratings and Bright Horizons was the first nursery I visited with my daughter. I was given a detailed
overview of how the nursery operates, introduced to all the staff and most importantly, my daughter absolutely loved it! It's been roughly over two months that my daughter has been attending and I can already see the positive impact the nursery is having on my daughter in regards to her social and emotional development! The staff are great, they update me with thorough handovers each time I pick my daughter up and my daughter's allocated worker does not miss anything, which I appreciate. Special thanks to four members of staff in particular, for their support, understanding and commitment towards the development of my daughter. Thank you!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is our extended family. They are so friendly and you can see how much the nursery and the kids mean to them. My daughter first attended and when it was time for our son to attend there was no question about which nursery he would go to. You are always greeted with a smile and we adore this
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons is an excellent nursery and my son is very happy here. I trust them to look after my son well.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was a very cautious parent and very protective over my daughter's care the moment I met the manager from Leeds Bright Horizons I was instantly at ease. My child is black British and I wanted to know she was mixing with a bit of everybody.
The manager told me they embrace all cultures which was exactly
what I wanted to hear.
The whole team was welcoming and after a few years now I honestly think we have a great relationship, my daughter enjoys nursery and is always happy to attend.
I find the manager very supportive even outside, my daughter, there have been times where I have been upset and the manager showed true genuine love and support that meant so much to me.
After all the horror stories you hear about misconduct in nurseries, this one is the complete opposite, it’s a lovely set up, great team, very professional and caring.
I will probably cry a bucket of tears once my child leaves for school because I know she was truly loved and cared for.
How pleased have I been with this nursery?
So so pleased!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We loved how our children developed inside Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool family. The skilled, talented and dedicated staff made all the difference in my children's emotional development. We will miss them a lot.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started nursery at 18 months old and he has been going for 9 months now. We was really worried about how he was going to settle in, due to having a difficult time during covid, he was only around a number of close friends and family and would get upset when he didn’t know people. Bright Horizons
have helped him really come out of his shell, to become the confident little boy he is now and he absolutely loves nursery. I enjoy logging into the app everyday to see what they’ve been up to and love seeing all the photos on there too. All the staff are brilliant and they all have such a lovely bond with the kids and it makes me feel so happy to know that he is well looked after. I couldn’t recommend the nursery enough. I know we made the right choice picking Bright Horizons for him.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Being a lockdown baby, our boy spent quite a lot of time in his early days isolated from the usual hustle and bustle of normal, everyday life, which has a hand in preparing babies for high-level social interaction. It’s always concerning to think that your child won’t be able to progress with social
skills as we would like. The decision to place him at nursery was taken with the view that if anything, his social skills and progress would be accelerated in a nursery environment and this could only be a good thing. Bright Horizons gave us the confidence to place him with them through presenting a well-balanced learning schedule along with a very highly skilled team, who care at the highest level for our child whilst he is with them. Daily activities are always varied and we can almost always pick up on some sort of progress, even within one day when he comes home at night. A great nursery with the right team and a focus on the individual's needs.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two children attend Bright Horizons full time and they absolutely love it. The staff are brilliant at involving them in new activities every day and the children are stimulated and cared for at every step. My youngest joined the baby room two months ago and she’s made so much progress since the first
week. I always feel my children are safe and loved, which gives me great peace of mind. The staff give us a lot of updates and insights on the children’s development and the app is a nice way to see what they’re up to during the day. I highly recommend this nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve had two children who have attended and progressed through Bright Horizons. My 3-year-old, is currently in preschool. I have to say, the nursery is a wonderful place, with staff that take such good care of the children. I’ve seen my two grow in confidence and love going there. There’s always a smile
on my daughter's face when I pick her up and she loves telling me about her day when we’re in the car. I couldn’t think of a better nursery to have my children attend. Hats off to the manager and her team, for all their hard work and dedication to making, not just the child’s journey amazing, but putting the parent at ease, knowing the children will be well looked after.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Overall a decent nursery but I’m only giving it 3 stars based on our experience and on how we felt about it.
We have a year old baby whose separation anxiety had just started to kick in and whilst a normal part of development, I feel the nursery could have done better to deal with it.
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process was very bumpy, and the settling session as promised didn’t happen. Was something done in a rush and to the point when I first had to leave the baby on his own, he had to stay with someone he’s never seen before and therefore hasn’t created any sort of attachment too which increased his anxiety and then made it more difficult for him to settle.
We were told that the baby (a baby) isn’t confident and secure enough (maybe just poor choice of words) but very inappropriate considering the baby had a very “on track” emotional development and very appropriate for his age.
I also noticed random things like no socket covers for safety, and overused “new sippy cups”.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little one has been coming since he turned one year old and has loved coming along. He has made such amazing friends and learned so much! Thank you to all the wonderful staff for taking such good care of us and our son!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really pleased with the facilities and the staff are excellent, they have really helped my child to settle in.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.963)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.963) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Leeds 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.963 for Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (208 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.963

  • 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 Leeds Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 18 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 69 number of registered child places is 13.8, which has been reached with 18 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)

Katy

Katy

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Katy is the Nursery Manager at Bright Horizons. Childcare has always been her passion, and she has been dedicated to the field since leaving school. Joining Bright Horizons in 2010, she has grown from a Room Supervisor to her current leadership role as Nursery Manager.


In 2020, Katy embraced motherhood for the first time, with her child now attending the nursery. Watching him thrive and settle seamlessly into nursery life, supported by the caring and attentive staff, has deepened her understanding of the importance of individualised care.


Katy finds joy and inspiration in observing the children's learning journeys throughout the nursery. She looks forward to welcoming new families and helping children flourish during their early years.


Leah

Leah

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2006

Leah has been part of the Bright Horizons Leeds team since January 2020, initially joining as a Room Leader before progressing to Deputy Manager in January 2021. She is passionate about maintaining the nursery's outstanding care. With a teacher training qualification, Leah brings valuable expertise to the setting, guiding her staff to deliver inspiring and challenging teaching and learning experiences for the children.


In addition to her leadership role, Leah is the nursery SENDCO, supporting staff, children, and families to thrive and reach their full potential through inclusive care and education.