Ofsted report card

Bright Horizons Springfield Lodge Dartford Day Nursery and Preschool

Dartford · DA1 1NT

Inspected by Ofsted on 21 June 2026 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY544213
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 10 February 2017
Local authority: Kent

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Dartford · DA1 1NT. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

5 July 2023 inspection Good
2 February 2023 inspection Inadequate
9 November 2017 inspection Good

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Bright Horizons Springfield Lodge Dartford Day Nursery and Preschool in Dartford was last inspected on 21 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Bright Horizons Springfield Lodge Dartford Day Nursery and Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 10 February 2017. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY544213.

Nearby settings

The Farningham Day Nursery 6.2 km C4K 6.6 km Play Place Pre-School at Eynsford 7.1 km Anthony Roper Pre-School CIO 7.1 km

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