Full-day nursery in Park Barn, Surrey
Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford
University of Surrey, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
University of Surrey, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XU · More nurseries in GU2
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Nursery, Tesco and Egerton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bannister's Field2 min walk
- Onslow Arboretum10 min walk
- Derby Road Pocket Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Kings College playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 Surrey 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 Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford is a full-day nursery at University of Surrey, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XU, in Park Barn, Surrey. It is registered for 89 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 7 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
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Onslow Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Wey Valley College ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Rydes Hill Preparatory School ages 2–7has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Wood Street Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.2 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 Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford Good at its inspection on 11 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford take?
Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford?
Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford?
Guildford is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford?
You can call 01483 617710 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
- 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 EY331522 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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