Full-day nursery in Southborough, Kent
Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool
Church Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RU · 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 August 2004Reference EY283891Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 June 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
Church Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RU · More nurseries in TN4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fountain and Birchwood Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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 Woodlands Preschool is a full-day nursery at Church Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RU, in Southborough, Kent. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Pennington Park Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Little Learning Tree Preschool - SouthboroughSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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| Holden Park Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Harlequin Out of School Clubs - Tunbridge WellsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Bidborough Village Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 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 0.5 miles
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- Nexus Foundation Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
- Rose Hill School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.6 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 Woodlands Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool Good at its inspection on 20 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool?
Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Southborough Woodlands Preschool?
High Brooms is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 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 EY283891 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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