Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2022. Open since 2004, 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SE21 8EGWhat 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
- 23 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and form strong attachments with the adults that care for them in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. The effective key-person system ensures staff know the children well. Children receive regular praise for their perseverance and achievements, which builds their self-esteem.
Independence is encouraged across the nursery. Children learn to pour their own drinks and use a knife safely to butter their own crackers. They are supported and encouraged to manage their own personal hygiene, for example, wiping their noses.
Children are engaged in exciting and stimulating activities, such as pretend pizza making. They develop skills across all areas of learning. They count while adding ingredients to make play dough and use a variety of tools to roll dough and cut real vegetables to add as toppings. Staff skilfully enhance children's learning through questioning, reinforcing and extending vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen information shared with parents so that they are clear on how they can support children's learning at home, and ensure relevant professionals are clearly informed n review the lunchtime routine to increase engagement and fully meet children's needs.
- 3 November 2022Good
- 22 November 2016Good
- 24 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons West Norwood 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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