Bright Horizons Horsham Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 3.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Broadbridge Heath for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2021, with 102 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 West Sussex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Sussex 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
RH12 3XSWhat 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
- 9 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 22 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome by staff and arrive happily. Parents and carers can come into the setting and take their children to their designated room. Children know to hang their coats and bags up before choosing what they want to play with. Older children play very well together. They ask each other to pass wooden construction pieces to help build 'levers'. Children count the pieces as they fix them together. They compare the numbers of pieces they each have and determine who has the longest one. Children talk confidently to each other about their creations.
They comment on how to make their models stay afloat in the water and whether they need lights at night time.
Outside, children enjoy playing ball games together. Younger children practise hitting balls with tennis rackets. Children are supported to take turns and are learning how to play safely. For example, they are encouraged to step back and keep their rackets low when batting balls to each other. Some children help staff to tidy the area for growing. They sweep up the soil, which is used to fill planters in preparation for planting. Children happily engage in imaginative play. For example, they pretend they are in an ice-cream shop and ask others to choose what flavour ice cream they would like.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff practice to ensure the quality of teaching is consistent across the setting in order to support children's understanding and maximise their learning.
- 21 February 2023Good
- 24 May 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Horsham 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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