Full-day nursery in Knockhall, Kent
Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool
Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP · 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 2017Reference EY542725Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places174 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 March 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
Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP · More nurseries in DA10
Stations
- Swanscombe10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Ebbsfleet International21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Greenhithe for Bluewater24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Rising Sun, Broomfield Road and Sweyne Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Swanscombe Heritage Park2 min walk
- Manor Park10 min walk
- Ingress Abbey Heritage Park10 min walk
- Ebbsfleet Central Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
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Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP, in Knockhall, Kent. It is registered for 174 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 17 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Craylands School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Alkerden Church of England Academy All-throughages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Knockhall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Lawn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.3 miles
- Springhead Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 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 Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 174 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool?
Swanscombe is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01332 411816 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 EY542725 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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