Bright Horizons Kingston Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Kingston upon Thames for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2014, with 73 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT2 5BTWhat 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, 18 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff take great care to help babies to feel secure in the nursery. They talk with parents to find out about babies' sleeping and feeding routines, which they follow in the nursery. Staff get to know children's likes and dislikes. They link activities to children's interests, which children enjoy thoroughly. Staff value each child highly, speak to children in a gentle tone of voice and use lots of eye contact. They have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in positive ways. Children behave well.
All children make good progress and gain useful skills in preparation for school.
Staff help children to gain good physical skills. They support babies to pull themselves up on frames and climb up low platforms. Older children enjoy the challenges of obstacle courses, where they jump, balance on planks and weave between cones. Children gain good physical skills. Staff support children's mathematical development well. Older children explore shapes as they build models. Staff teach children how to count by singing number songs and rhymes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- introduce more ambitious vocabulary for older children to enhance their language skills further n develop children's understanding of the value of eating well.
- 18 October 2024Good
- 6 December 2018Good
- 4 January 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Kingston 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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