Full-day nursery in Poynders Parade, Lambeth
Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool
36 Radbourne Road, Balham, London, SW12 0EF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2004Reference EY286661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Lambeth that publish fees charge £85–£130 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
36 Radbourne Road, Balham, London, SW12 0EF · More nurseries in SW12
Stations
- Streatham Hill14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Balham17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Clapham South20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Burnbury Road, Emmanuel Road and Thornton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tooting Bec Common3 min walk
- Atkins Road Roundabout8 min walk
- Agnes Riley Gardens8 min walk
- Kirkstall Gardens8 min walk
- Woodfield Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lambeth there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 36 Radbourne Road, Balham, London, SW12 0EF, in Poynders Parade, Lambeth. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 (October 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Poynders Parade9
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SW1221
- Nurseries near Streatham Hill station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Telferscot Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Henry Cavendish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Richard Atkins Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Streatham & Clapham High School GDST ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Maytree Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- The Orchard School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 5 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool?
Streatham Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 020 3906 6575 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 29 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 29 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY286661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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