Full-day nursery in Blewbury & Harwell, Oxfordshire
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School
5 Gentian Mews, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6GR · 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 July 2018Reference EY562869Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places128 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 September 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
5 Gentian Mews, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6GR · More nurseries in OX11
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including ASDA, Holly Lane and University Technical College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Boundary Park4 min walk
- Caterpillar park8 min walk
- Stubbings Land11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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 Oxfordshire 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 Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School is a full-day nursery at 5 Gentian Mews, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6GR, in Blewbury & Harwell, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 128 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 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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| Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Didcot Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Aureus Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Manor Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.0 miles
- Lydalls Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Harwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Willowcroft Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 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 Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School Good at its inspection on 1 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School take?
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 128 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School?
Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School?
Didcot Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Didcot Day Nursery And Pre School?
You can call 01625 417687 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 EY562869 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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