Bright Horizons Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery and Preschool

Very impressed with the overall standard of the premises, care and learning facilities. All staff are very friendly and attentive to the children. A perfect environment for any baby/child.

My daughter absolutely loves the nursery. Staff is always very helpful and engaged and the Valentine’s Day parent and child activity was absolutely fabulous. As a mother, I so much appreciate what the staff is doing for kids on a daily basis. All those creative activities, baby yoga, Spanish classes – my daughter does not even want to go home.

My child has joined the nursery for 6 months+, I can see he really enjoys it and the staff are very helpful. Good location, easy for working Mum.

The practitioners are very friendly, caring and professional. My child really enjoys going to the nursery. I love the fact the nursery it has a big playroom and all the children get to have a walk outside every day. Although for the past couple of months, they lost access to the playroom to another nursery group (did not receive any written communications about this). There were also multiple complaints about the air conditioning in the nursery. I had expected such a basic requirement to immediately be rectified in a private nursery. However, there was no air-con this entire summer and instead some fans on some hot days. Unfortunately, the air ventilation is still poor and there were very unpleasant smell and sweat. As a result, my child got heat rash at one point. I also wish there was more teaching. My friends’ child at the same age is learning phonetics, writing letters and counting beyond 30 in another nursery while this nursery is still focusing on recognising letters and colours.

The rooms are light and spacious. Kids are not stuck to one room all day long as there are an art atelier and a big playroom for running and bicycles. They go out every day for walks on the river, hunting letters, numbers and shapes in Canary Wharf or playing football on the grass in Westferry Circus. Kids also spend time outside in Columbus Courtyard. They do sports and yoga with coach magic. Our child has been here since she was a baby and we have been very happy with the care she has received. She is in the preschool room now and she has made excellent progress with phonics, letters, numbers, counting and writing. Excellent nursery, the management is much better now, great menu and chef! And overall lovely ladies who are kind and happy to care for kids.

Our daughter has attended Columbus Courtyard since she turned one year old. She has always enjoyed all the activities and has built up good relationships with the staff and other children. We have been pleased with the nutritional and varied menu, and that the children have freshly prepared meals every day. Whilst it’s a pity there is no outside space, the children regularly go out to explore Canary Wharf. The management team are helpful and very responsive and we have found the practitioners in each of the rooms to be friendly, caring and professional. We are pleased we made the decision to send our daughter to Columbus Courtyard and would recommend the nursery to others.

My daughter has been at Columbus Courtyard since she was 6 months old (she is now 26 months). This nursery has the most caring, dedicated and attentive staff you can find. This is truly a 2nd home for my daughter. Her key person always keeps us updated on her progress and areas to work on, and most importantly – she loves her. Each child has a personalised approach to milestones, be it the language skills or potty training. Almost every day my daughter goes out of the nursery with some sort of creation of her own – from the various arts, music, baking and other excellent activities. Above all, I can really see that she is happy there. I must also say that the nursery has adapted to the new pandemic-related requirements surprisingly quickly and well, an example to other organisations. All in all, the Columbus Courtyard nursery team is like a family to us now. We are very thankful.

My son started nursery at 9 months of age and has been going on and off due to this pandemic situation. However, the Columbus Courtyard daycare has been exceptionally good for him. I love the management and their personal approach. They never disregard your questions and are always happy to help. The staff keeps moving but I think they have a good number of long service staff too. Overall, I feel pretty confident in sending my son as I feel secure and safe about the entire environment.

Attending Bright Horizon Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery for almost one year and a half now. My Son is always happy to stay in this nursery, it feels as comfortable as at home. The caring staff and manager are all very friendly and take care of my son in a super considerate way. Definitely, I will highly recommend it to all parents.

My child is always happy to go to nursery where he has made lots of friends, that’s always a positive sign. Currently going through potty training and the teachers are very supportive. We can see the development as he comes home with new things to say.