Bright Horizons Woking Nursery & Preschool
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Woking 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2023. Open since 2016, with 80 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU22 7QUWhat 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
- 6 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and managers have focused on developing the key-person system to ensure staff really know their children well. Settling-in procedures are successful.
They provide a flexible approach to ensure the children settle well. Staff develop a secure relationship with their key children. For instance, they take responsibility for children's personal care needs throughout the day. Staff support children in becoming independent. For example, they support babies during mealtimes and encourage them to feed themselves. Staff praise older children who persevere with practising simple tasks such as doing up their coat.
Staff provide opportunities, both indoors and outdoors, for children to develop their physical skills, such as climbing up the steps of the slide. Staff encourage children to develop their hand strength. Children use small tongs to pick up their vegetables during snack time. Staff help children to learn about their local community. For instance, they go for a walk to the park to pick up litter for international volunteer day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the targeted support provided for staff, and continue to make improvements to the delivery of the planned curriculum, focusing on what staff intend children to learn.
- 5 December 2023Good
- 13 December 2022Needs improvement
- 12 January 2022Needs improvement
- 11 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Woking Nursery & 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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