Full-day nursery in Hocombe, Hampshire
Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool
Hocombe Road, Chandler's Ford, SO53 5QS · 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 May 2000Reference 511099Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places59 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 9 June 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
Hocombe Road, Chandler's Ford, SO53 5QS · More nurseries in SO53
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Randall Road, Nichol Road and Ashdown Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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 Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Hocombe Road, Chandler's Ford, SO53 5QS, in Hocombe, Hampshire. It is registered for 59 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 12 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Sherborne House School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Merdon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Scantabout Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Otterbourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Fryern Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 59 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool?
Chandlers Ford is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 023 9421 7885 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 511099 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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