Bright Horizons Southam Day Nursery and Preschool
Outstanding★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southam 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1996, with 76 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV47 0LYWhat 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
- 8 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this nursery. The manager and the staff team strive to provide the very best care and education for all the children. They create a stimulating learning environment that encourages children to explore and investigate with confidence. Children receive continuous encouragement and reassurance to succeed and not give up. Therefore, children make excellent progress in their learning and development.
Children fully understand the behavioural expectations. They learn to be kind to their peers, and they build strong relationships with the adults who care for them.
The excellent key-person system in place ensures that children make secure attachments. Staff nurture and care for the children and model respectful interactions. Older children learn to express their emotions and explore their feelings. For example, they read stories to help them to understand how to express what makes them feel happy and sad. They use emotion cards linked to colours, which help them to reinforce what they mean. Staff consistently remind babies to use kind hands and turn take when they complete puzzles together.
- 24 November 2022Outstanding
- 22 February 2017Good
- 8 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Southam 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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