Bright Horizons Redhill Royal Earlswood Day Nursery and Preschool

Daily Forest School gives Royal Earlswood a clear outdoor identity: children can build shelters, grow produce and learn to handle tools in a garden organised for different ages. This Redhill nursery accepts children aged 3 months to 5 years and has capacity for 54 children. The outdoor offer is a substantial part of the day.

At its August 2022 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good, finding that children made good progress and that those needing additional help with learning received effective support. That judgement needs to be read alongside a later organisational safeguarding notice affecting Bright Horizons, explained below. The nursery's educational appeal and the regulatory position both matter to the decision.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care: daily experiences build communication, physical skills and confidence alongside early literacy and understanding of the world. Royal Earlswood also uses the group-wide Bright Beginnings Curriculum, which supports development and wellbeing through room changes and preparation for school. It sits alongside the statutory framework.

Boogie mites adds interactive music and movement, using songs to explore the world. It gives children another way to participate, beyond conversation or books. Music, outdoor exploration and practical tasks provide different starting points for children with different interests.

In August 2022, staff followed children's interest in wet weather by letting them splash in puddles and gather rainwater in containers. The example matters because the activity grew from something children wanted to investigate. However, adults sometimes completed tasks for children or interrupted their attempts to explore and solve problems independently. The improvement priority was to make teaching more consistently match the curriculum. Independence should be visible in the activity itself, rather than simply its intended purpose.

Outdoor and Community Life

A large garden and an adventure garden organised for different age groups support daily Forest School sessions, an approach centred on learning outdoors in a natural environment. A trained leader plans activities involving climbing, swinging and woodcraft, as well as fire safety. Planting and harvesting fruit and vegetables connects outdoor exploration with practical work.

Shelter building, bug hotels and pencil whittling make the offer unusually concrete. Children can investigate animal habitats and work with materials, rather than spend outdoor time solely on play equipment. The grounds also include a mud kitchen and a nature trail, and the nursery holds an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. Together, these details make outdoor learning the clearest reason to consider Royal Earlswood.

Regular newsletters, parents' evenings and social events give families several ways to stay involved. The group-wide Family App provides updates on children's everyday experiences and development. These channels serve different purposes: an app update offers a connection during the day, while a parents' evening provides space for a fuller discussion.

In August 2022, the lending library included stories about changes such as a new sibling or moving house, giving families books to explore events that mattered at home. Specialist yoga and mindfulness sessions helped children manage emotions and separation from parents. The Candy Floss puppet made safety reminders accessible, including an explanation that a rain-wet floor could be slippery.

School preparation also had a practical dimension in August 2022: staff encouraged choices and self-care, and leaders exchanged information with receiving schools so Reception teachers could understand individual children. This was transition work, rather than an admissions benefit.

On 22 June 2026, Ofsted recorded a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring Bright Horizons to strengthen organisational safeguarding leadership, oversight and practice, with actions due by 1 August 2026. The notice concerns the organisation's arrangements and explicitly does not establish concerns at every individual nursery; its latest published position was that the organisation had yet to demonstrate consistently effective safeguarding across its provision. That scope matters, but so does the seriousness of the required action.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Asylum Arch, off Princes Road, Earlswood, Redhill, RH1 6GB. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery operates throughout the year, closing for bank and public holidays, one inset day and the period between Christmas and New Year. Families whose work continues through those closures will need to plan around them.

Funded childcare uses 10-hour sessions beginning at opening time. Additional attendance outside that session is charged separately; buying extra hours is not a condition of taking a funded place. This distinction is useful for families matching their working day to funded childcare rather than assuming the full opening window is covered.

Onsite parking and a buggy park support different ways of travelling. Royal Earlswood and Redhill train stations are nearby.

Funding and Paid Extras

Eligible families can use 30-hour funding from 9 months and at age 2, with 15-hour and 30-hour options for ages 3 to 5. Entitlements are stretched over 50 weeks. Funded childcare hours, additional private hours and food are separate parts of the arrangement, so a family's total payment depends on what they book.

For private fees, meals and snacks are included, together with nappies, wipes, formula for babies under 1 year and milk or dairy-free alternatives for older children; the nursery has an onsite chef. On funded sessions, food is charged separately and that charge is non-mandatory, while Bright Horizons supplies consumables associated with funded hours.

A registration charge applies, and payments are collected monthly by direct debit in advance. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation. The useful comparison is the complete arrangement for the child's attendance, including additional hours and food, rather than funded hours alone.

• Organisational safeguarding action. The 22 June 2026 notice required changes by 1 August 2026. Ask how those changes have been implemented at Royal Earlswood and how concerns are escalated and overseen locally.
• Independence in practice. In August 2022, adults sometimes stepped in before children could try tasks themselves. During a personal tour, look at how practitioners support problem-solving and allow children time to attempt things independently.
• Funded attendance and food. Funding is stretched over 50 weeks, with 10-hour sessions starting at opening time and a non-mandatory food charge. Request a written breakdown for your intended attendance; families managing allergies should also discuss current serving and cross-contamination procedures.

Royal Earlswood suits families seeking year-round childcare with substantial outdoor activity, and those using stretched funded sessions with or without additional paid hours. Daily Forest School, Boogie mites and the garden's practical activities give its offer substance. The August 2022 Good judgement provides a dated educational assessment, while the organisational safeguarding notice makes present-day implementation of the required changes a central consideration before joining.