Bright Horizons Raynes Park Day Nursery And Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2019, with 62 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SW20 0QNWhat 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, 9 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The new manager and staff have worked hard to improve the quality of practice at the setting. They have made significant improvements since their last inspection.
For example, staff have received tailored training to improve their teaching and interactions. Children receive high quality care and education. Staff are warm and welcoming and children happily arrive and say goodbye to their parents, keen to see their friends and start their day. Staff provide tailored settling in sessions when children start and transitions through the nursery are effective.
Staff know the children well and support them to build positive relationships with their peers. They have a good understanding of how children learn and confidently describe what their key children can do and what they want them to do next. Staff plan activities to support and extend children's learning and provide a wide range of sensory activities. For example, babies delight in exploring the texture cornflour, moving their hands around in it and making different marks. Older children enjoy discovering how ice melts, looking at what they can do to help it melt faster to rescue a hidden animal. Staff support children's behaviour well. They use different strategies such as emotion sticks to support children to help regulate their feelings and sand timers to support sharing and turn taking. Children are well behaved and kind and considerate.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the layout in the toddler room to ensure all areas of learning are available for children and they can make choices in their play n build on the good teaching practice in place and ensure all staff give children enough time to think and formulate ideas for themselves.
- 9 July 2024Good
- 13 February 2024Inadequate
- 23 February 2023Needs improvement
- 8 April 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Raynes Park 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.
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