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Watford Day Nursery and Preschool
WHY CHOOSE BRIGHT HORIZONS
In a Mumsnet survey of 131 users of Bright Horizons Nurseries: 82% would buy again and 85% would recommend
A place to grow
Bright Horizons Watford Day Nursery and Preschool is located within easy reach of Croxley Green Business Park and Watford town centre and is serviced by excellent transport links.
Our highly experienced staff team have established an excellent parent partnership and the nursery offers a vast array of activities to engage and entertain the children. Our extra-curricular activities include Boogie Mites and myHappymind, encouraging a healthy lifestyle from a young age.
We are open Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 18:00
Amber O'Leary
Nursery Manager
Nursery Manager
Events
Nutrition
Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet and is approved by Action for Children. Here is an example of a typical menu.
Breakfast
Lunch
Tea
Supporting and Learning
Growing Mathematicians
1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics.
Growing Readers
Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.
Growing Writers
Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.
Fees & Availability
Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns and a range of funding options, including the government's 30 hours funded childcare* provision. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.
*Terms and conditions apply to 30 hours funding. Click here for more information.
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Meet the Team
Amber O'Leary
I have been with Bright Horizons since September 2011, based at our Mount Vernon nursery. I was given the opportunity to grow within my role and become Deputy Manager in January 2015. Over the last 5 years I have grown in confidence learning new skills and gaining more knowledge by completing Bright Horizons training as well as local borough. This has given me the head-start to take on my new role as Watford nursery manager.
Not only is my role to be there to provide support for the team and children, but also by helping families through their child’s first years, balancing life and ensuring that we all work in partnership is the key to great success.
Sarah Forde
Having worked in childcare for more than 35 years, I started working for Bright Horizons in October 2016 as Deputy Manager at the City Child nursery. I moved to Watford Day Nursery and Preschool in June 2017. I am Montessori trained and hold a level 3 qualification in Childcare and Development. I love the variety this job offers as no day is ever the same.
Candy Floss
Hi, my name is Candy Floss, I joined Bright Horizons in March 2010 as the ‘Super Safety Hero’ to help nursery children stay safe and manage risks. My role as a Health and Safety Super Hero is unique to Bright Horizons and I’m in every nursery, 365 days a year.
Back in 2010, I saw a job advert for a Zebra Super Safety Hero – I was very excited, applied and was invited for an interview with several other zebras. We were interviewed by all the children who then voted on which of us would be their Super Safety Hero. It was hoof biting but I was thrilled when they told me I was the most voted for by the children who all loved me because of my cape and bag. My bag is very special, if something fits inside, it’s a choking hazard. You might be wondering how I got my name. The children in our nurseries chose five names and voted for their favourite. I love it as it’s unique, I mean have you ever heard of a zebra called Candy Floss? Exactly!
Why Bright Horizons
The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.
