Bright Horizons Teddies Loughton Nursery And Preschool
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Loughton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2017, with 59 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 Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex 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
IG10 2BQWhat 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
- 17 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident. They settle quickly into the nursery with the help of the kind and caring staff team. Babies benefit from warm and gentle interactions. For instance, they quickly fall to sleep as the staff cuddle and gently rock them. Staff try to maintain familiar routines for the babies, which helps to promote the well-being of the youngest children who attend.
Staff support children to develop early literacy skills across the nursery. Babies enjoy looking at the pictures in books and use their emerging vocabulary to identify things they see. Toddlers enjoy joining in with familiar phrases in stories. The oldest children keenly gather around staff outside to share a book together. As a result, children in the nursery develop a passion for stories and books.
Children develop a strong understanding of different feelings and emotions through meaningful discussions with staff. They talk together about how characters may feel in the stories they look at. Children learn new vocabulary relating to this. For instance, staff speak to them about the faces they make and what feelings these facial expressions represent. This allows children to successfully communicate how they feel with those around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consistently plan appropriate opportunities for all children to build on their existing knowledge and skills n focus professional development to support staff to implement the curriculum on offer even more effectively.
- 15 March 2023Good
- 12 November 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Teddies Loughton 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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