Full-day nursery in Brentwood, Essex
Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool
Merrymeade Coach House & Cottages, Merrymeade Chase, BRENTWOOD, CM15 9BG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 March 2020Reference 2584586Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places130 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Merrymeade Coach House & Cottages, Merrymeade Chase, BRENTWOOD, CM15 9BG · More nurseries in CM15
Stations
- Brentwood23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Shenfield23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Middleton Hall Lane, Crescent Drive and Highland Ave.
Parks and playgrounds
- North Road 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Merrymeade Coach House & Cottages, Merrymeade Chase, BRENTWOOD, CM15 9BG, in Brentwood, Essex. It is registered for 130 children. It opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Brentwood Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Faces kids club (Brentwood) ltdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St Helens Pre School (Brentwood) LTDSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Shenfield Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Shenfield Village Pre-School LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Munchkins Daycare (Brentwood) LTDFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brentwood School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Hogarth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Larchwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 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 are Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool's opening hours?
Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 21 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool?
Brentwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Phoenix Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01277 289435 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 · 11 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2584586 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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