Full-day nursery in North Baddesley, Hampshire
Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool
North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9DT · 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 January 2006Reference EY320254Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 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
North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9DT · More nurseries in SO52
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Edwina Close, Firgrove Road and Fleming Avenue Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Activity Park playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9DT, in North Baddesley, Hampshire. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 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
- North Baddesley Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- North Baddesley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- King Edward VI Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Halterworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- St Francis Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.6 miles
- Knightwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- The Mountbatten School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.4 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 North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 023 8235 8211 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 · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY320254 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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