Full-day nursery in Kings Hill, Kent
Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool
60 Gibson Drive, West Malling, ME19 4AN · 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
60 Gibson Drive, West Malling, ME19 4AN · More nurseries in ME19
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Silver Ball Roundabout, Asda and Forest Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Linear Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- 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 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 Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 60 Gibson Drive, West Malling, ME19 4AN, in Kings Hill, Kent. It is registered for 129 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 38 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 Kings Hill Day Nursery and PreschoolThis 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
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.1 miles
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- The Discovery School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Mereworth Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.6 miles
- Offham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.7 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.8 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 Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 23 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 129 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Kings 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 Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
West Malling is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01732 441118 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 EY492689 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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