Full-day nursery in St Martin's, Kent
Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool
Spring Lane, CANTERBURY, CT1 1SW · 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 April 2005Reference EY307211Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places148 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Spring Lane, CANTERBURY, CT1 1SW · More nurseries in CT1
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Russet Road, Sussex Avenue and Pilgrims Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Memorial Field3 min walk
- Barton allotment field5 min walk
- Legacy Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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 Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Spring Lane, CANTERBURY, CT1 1SW, in St Martin's, Kent. It is registered for 148 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 20 reviews (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.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Parkside Community Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.5 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 Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 27 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 148 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
Canterbury East is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01227 206240 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 · 30 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY307211 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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