Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Guildford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2006, with 89 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
GU2 7XUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children behave well throughout the nursery and respond positively when staff remind them of the rules. For example, children are keen to help their friends sweep up spilt sand from the floor. Other children readily join in to help by offering a dustpan, and they work together to complete the task. Staff strengthen children's understanding of how they are expected to behave by praising them appropriately.
Children are happy and settled in the nursery. Staff step in quickly when children show they are feeling upset or insecure. This gives children the emotional support they need. It enables them to feel safe and develop strong bonds with staff.
Children become confident learners. They demonstrate this in the comfortable way they explore their surroundings and engage with staff. For instance, when children choose to climb on the 'clamber tower', they freely chat with staff. Staff engage warmly with children and support them to use the equipment properly. This promotes children's understanding of how to manage risks for themselves so that they can access their learning environment with confidence.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review how routines are managed in the baby room to ensure that babies are consistently well supported to settle for their sleep times.
- 11 March 2024Good
- 21 February 2019Good
- 9 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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