Full-day nursery in Southborough, Kent
Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery
Springfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RD · 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 May 2015Reference EY488324Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 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
Springfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RD · More nurseries in TN4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Civic Centre, Sheffield Road and Holden Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Springfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RD, in Southborough, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 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.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Holden Park Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Little Learning Tree Preschool - SouthboroughSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Tunbridge WellsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Pennington Park Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Rainbow NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southborough CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Rose Hill School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 miles
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery take?
Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery?
Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Southborough Springfield Road Day Nursery?
High Brooms is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY488324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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