Bright Horizons Forest Park Bracknell Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bracknell for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2017, with 49 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 Bracknell Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bracknell Forest 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
RG12 0XQWhat 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, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eagerly at nursery and are greeted warmly by enthusiastic staff.
They show they are confident in social situations. For example, children say to visitors, 'What's your name?' and ask, 'What are you doing?'. The nurture and support provided by staff to children helps them to develop their independence skills, as they feel safe and secure. Each key person has a good understanding of a child's interests, individual needs and stages of development. This means that staff plan learning opportunities that excite and motivate children, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Staff keep children safe by making them aware of the space around them and their friends. Practitioners engage in respectful conversations and promote children's overall good behaviour and manners. Children develop close friendships and interact well with each other. The daily routines support children to develop their confidence. Staff use visual images to help support children's understanding of what is happening next, where needed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage staff to give children more time to respond when asked questions, to support their thinking and language skills. Preschool
- 12 June 2024Good
- 7 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Forest Park Bracknell Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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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