Full-day nursery in Tonbridge, Kent
Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool
29 Pembury Road, TONBRIDGE, TN9 2JB · 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 September 2015Reference EY492299Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 January 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
29 Pembury Road, TONBRIDGE, TN9 2JB · More nurseries in TN9
Stations
- Tonbridge5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Lavender Hill, Quarry Hill Parade and Tonbridge Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tonbridge Castle12 min walk
- Priory Wood12 min walk
- Playground at Tonbridge Racecource Sportsground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 29 Pembury Road, TONBRIDGE, TN9 2JB, in Tonbridge, Kent. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Royal Rise Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 miles
- Nexus Foundation Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Hilden Grange School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Somerhill ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.2 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 Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 10 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool?
Tonbridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01732 441093 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 EY492299 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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