Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool

1 Anstey Road, Farnham GU9 9FH
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  • Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool, Farnham
Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool in Farnham is conveniently located near Farnham station, positioned along Guildford Road. The nursery provides exceptional care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

With extended hours from 7am to 7pm and with onsite parking, the nursery is perfectly located for working families.

The nursery features multiple separate age-appropriate rooms for your child to learn and explore their surroundings, with soft play areas for babies and plenty of learning opportunities for the 2 to 3s rooms to support the children as they start gaining independence. The nursery offers a spacious garden for all the age groups, with sheltered areas, sandpits and mud kitchens.

Each child is assigned their individual key carer, while parents gain access to the Family app, enabling you to view their child's daily activities and maintain communication with their designated caregiver.

The team offer a fantastic Ready for School programme to get the older children ‘School ready’, giving each child the opportunity to gain knowledge and confidence to thrive in school and beyond.

Book a personal tour today, the team can’t wait to meet you and your family.

Care Provided by Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Carl (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 97
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (100)

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Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.787) out of 10, based on 44 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool has 100 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son enjoys getting up each day to attend Westchester House, which is huge in itself as he's quite clingy. He loves this staff, as do I; they are friendly, helpful and attentive. He gets to do a wide range of activities throughout the day, which are fun and excellent for his learning and development.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are very welcoming and helped my son settle in quickly. They have been very flexible and willing to stay later than standard hours to accommodate my needs and my son loves the different activities they have, his language skills have grown considerably since being there.

Reply from Jess L, Marketing at Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review; we're so pleased your son is enjoying his nursery.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are fantastic with our daughter. She is always trying new foods and her learning has come along in leaps and bounds.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Bright Horizons are fabulous. My children are both very happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The children have been very happy since joining Westchester. They love all the activities, making new friends and learning through play. All the staff have been wonderful and caring - we will miss them all come September and the children leave to start school.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We're very happy with the nursery and all the staff are lovely and caring but we do sometimes feel there is a high turn over of staff and lack of staff meaning that office staff are often pulled away from the office into rooms. And that our daughter had a keyworker who didn't work in her room. The girls
are happy here and we love how much they are able to interact together during the day. Extracurricular such as sports day, nativity, farm visits etc are all very good and well organised.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Westchester House is an extremely caring and nurturing nursery. The staff and management work so very hard to provide the best standard possible. I would thoroughly recommend Westchester House Day Nursery to anybody looking for a nursery and I am certain both my children would agree
and the smiles at the end of the day say it all!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff have been overwhelmingly supportive and helpful, any concern I've had regarding my child's health has been addressed with an appropriate level of concern and consideration. My child has thrived since starting nursery, gaining increasing confidence and independence, she has settled so well
and made friendships with other children and staff, I couldn't be happier.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Love the nursery. My son started at 19 months and is now 4. His development is amazing. He has loved each room and all staff members have been friendly and supportive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery. My daughter loves it. Very pleased to have made the decision to send her to this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves to come to nursery as there are always lots of fun activities to do and the staff are so friendly and excellent with both the children and parents. They have been so encouraging with all aspects of his development and it has been lovely watching his character and personality come through
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been coming to Westchester for nearly three years. He loves it. The staff are professional, competent and friendly and since moving up to the pre-school class his learning and development have improved immensely. Westchester is a lovely nursery and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend
it to other parents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy at Westchester Nursery - I've had 2 children here over the period of 3 years and we love it here. We moved out of Farnham and I still chose to attend Westchester because I like and trust it so much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Over the years, I have found all members of staff extremely polite and professional. I have always felt confident that my daughter is being looked after as I would want. She has developed into a truly loving child who couldn't be happier. She looks forward to attending, has made a lot of friends and
I know she will miss everybody.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Superb. Brilliant staff and facilities - love it!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has loved her time at nursery. The staff in all the rooms have been amazing and have done so much for her. She has had problems with her speech and motor development. Everyone has worked hard with her to improve these areas and now the deficit is hardly noticeable.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All of my children (three) have attended Westchester full time. They love being at the nursery and the additional activities are great. They have learnt yoga and French and have been prepared for school with care and attention. The staff are gentle and have helped me with techniques as a first time
mum. Excellent care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is quite new to the nursery and with the fantastic support of his key worker he has settled well. He really looks forward to his nursery day. The staff know my son really well, they knew his personality so quickly which shows how much one to one time and care he has. I really appreciate the feedback
about my sons day when I collect him. I feel so happy and confident leaving my son with such kind and talented staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with caring staff. My children enjoy their time there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a parent and practioner, I am happy with the care my daughter gets, the staff are lovely.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.787)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.787) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House 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 44 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 44 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 4.787 for Bright Horizons Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (421 Excellents x 5) + (100 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 527 Ratings = 4.787

  • 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 Farnham Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 44 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 97 number of registered child places is 19.4, which has been reached with 44 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)

Carl

Carl

Job Title: Nursery Manager

I joined the Westchester House Day Nursery and Preschool in January 2011 as a Senior Team Leader, overseeing our rooms and staff working with children aged 2-3 years old. Now as a Nursery Manager, I have created invaluable working relationships with my staff and continue to help grow and support them in their continuous professional development. I am very passionate about the nursery and developing positive bonds with family and staff. I consider it important to ensure the children have a safe, fun and stimulating environment to learn in. I love coming to work with such a hardworking and fantastic team who supports each other within the Bright Horizons family. As a parent myself, I truly understand the needs of our families and work to support them in delivering exceptional childcare and family solutions which give their little ones the best possible start.


Vanessa

Vanessa

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Since graduating from university in 2015 with a BA (Hons) in Primary Education specialising in Physical Education, Vanessa has dedicated her career to Early Years education. She began her journey at Westchester House Nursery in 2018 and has progressed through various roles, including Room Leader, Senior, Third in Charge, and currently, Deputy Manager.


She is deeply passionate about providing high-quality childcare and nurturing every child in their setting. Her dedication to early childhood education is fueled by the joy of watching children grow and supporting them on their educational journey.


Her primary goal is to give all children the best possible start in life by creating a creative, nurturing, stimulating, and safe environment. At Westchester, the team works tirelessly to achieve this, collaborating closely with parents to understand how best to support each child’s growth and help them reach their full potential.