Bright Horizons Southgate Day Nursery and Preschool

Wonderful caring staff. My children are always smiling when they see the staff in the morning. They eat well and sleep well there and engage in so many fun activities. The outside space is a plus too. I love the app which gives me regular updates on my child including sleep times, how much they have eaten, nappy changes and regular photo updates. A great nursery.

Both my sons have been at the nursery from 1 year old and I have been so happy with the standard of care they have received. The nursery is always clean and the facilities are exemplary.
I feel comfortable when my son is at nursery, as he loves it and he is always busy learning.
The manager of the nursery is amazing! She always ensures the children are happy and feel safe and each individual child feels cared for. The resources are always on hand for the children to use. They also have an amazing SENCO, who helps the children show their true potential. All the staff are kind and work so hard with the children.

My son has gone to bright Horizons in Southgate for about 4 months now and my husband and I couldn’t be happier with the care he receives. The staff are all so amazing but most importantly so caring towards our son. We receive daily updates and pictures as to what he is doing and they always call us if anything is off with him. I couldn’t recommend this nursery enough.

Very supportive and friendly staff at this nursery who helped our son to settle in and made his experience of nursery a happy and positive one. It was great to see photos on the app of activities he had been engaged in. We are really glad that our son attended this nursery from August 2021 as it has developed his confidence and social interactions with his peers as well as his independence, preparing him well for starting Reception. We would definitely recommend this nursery!

My daughter started at Bright Horizons, Southgate, when she was 3 months old, gradually moving to full-time. She was there for four years and seven months and Bright Horizons, Southgate has become part of our life since. The nursery is very well managed with happy, yet disciplined staff. The management were extremely accommodating with our requirement, especially at the beginning as I had to go back straight to work. Can’t imagine coping with work/baby, though with family’s help during the sleepless nights without Bright Horizons, Southgate’s care and support. My daughter’s time there has been smooth sailing with any issues being addressed accordingly. My daughter left as a confident young lady who can read independently, write and paint well and socially adequate. Couldn’t have achieved all these without Bright Horizons, Southgate.

It’s a superb preschool and I’m so glad both my daughters are there. One’s in preschool and the other in the baby room.
With preschool my daughter is not only looked after and cared for but she’s also being taught and prepared for primary school. She’s already learning how to read and write, as well as creatively explore the world around her and where she sees her place in it. Bright Horizons has also been excellent in socialising her and showing her how to interact with others in which there are expectations that she is respectful and kind and that she expects them to be respectful and kind to her.

My daughter has loved her time both in the baby room and the toddler room at Bright Horizons, Southgate. The nursery staff have taken wonderful care of her, and it’s been incredible watching how her confidence has grown so much in such a short time at nursery! My daughter has particularly loved the singing and music sessions and comes home singing the songs learnt at nursery. Thank you to all the incredible staff for providing such a nurturing environment where my daughter has really flourished.

We are very happy with how Bright Horizons staff all look after our daughter so well. It is a wonderful setting for a nursery and a great location. It is clear that the staff are passionate about caring for our daughter, providing lots of activities to enjoy and learn. Our daughter has developed her communication skills and I’m sure it’s testament to the Southgate Bright Horizons team.

Both my children have attended Bright Horizons Southgate and have thrived from the baby room right the way through to Pre-school!
The staff create a very caring, nurturing environment which is indicative of how quickly they settled and feel happy there.
They provide so many lovely, stimulating activities and also the right level of educational learning to get them ready for the school setting.

Our kids really enjoy attending this nursery. The Manager and Deputy are great and run a really ‘tight-ship’. The Room Leaders and key workers are also really great and well-liked by our kids, however, there can be a lot of changes in support staff (particularly in age 2-3 room) which can be unsettling.

Toddlers get to spend a lot of time in the garden, but it is less when they get older which is a shame. It would be nice for older kids to have an opportunity for more free-flow play between indoors and garden, although this would be logistically very difficult with the stairs.

The facilities are great and the nursery is always very clean, with good heating / air-conditioning. Our kids both eat really well at nursery too.

The nursery is one of the more expensive ones in the area, but has long hours and is close to the station if you are commuting. The car park is shared with other users and is a nightmare at peak times, but nothing they can do about that really.