Full-day nursery in Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool
82 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5LG · 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 December 2022Reference 2713509Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
82 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5LG · More nurseries in IG9
Stations
- Buckhurst Hill11 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Roding Valley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westbury Road, The Green and Russell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 82 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5LG, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. It is registered for 90 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Loyola Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Daiglen School ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Wells Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Oaklands School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Whitehall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 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 are Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool's opening hours?
Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
Buckhurst Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 020 3906 6577 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 · 11 November 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.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2713509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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