Full-day nursery in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery
105 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
105 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LY · More nurseries in BH14
Stations
- Branksome11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Parkstone (Dorset)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Penn Hill Corner, North Lodge Road and St. Josephs Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park6 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 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.
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Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 105 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LY, in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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
- Courthill Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Victoria Education Centre ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Heatherlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 miles
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 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 Poole Montessori Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery take?
Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery?
Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery?
Branksome is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery?
You can call 01202 048214 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY492005 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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