Official inspection record · FHRS 1644814

Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill, IG9

Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill, 82 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5LG, has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good) from an inspection by Epping Forest council on 5 November 2026. Source: Food Standards Agency.

Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises · 82 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5LG

Food hygiene5/5Inspected 5 November 2026

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Why can a 5/5 business have scores of 0?

The overall food hygiene rating runs from 0 to 5, where 5 is best. The three technical intervention scores run in the opposite direction, where 0 is best. We show the FSA's plain-English standard first so the result is easier to understand.

For example: 0 = Very good · 5 = Good · 10 = Generally satisfactory

Food handlingHow food is prepared, cooked, reheated, cooled and stored.Very goodFSA intervention score 0 · lower is better

Premises and facilitiesCleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and condition.Very goodFSA intervention score 0 · lower is better

Safety managementProcesses, checks, training and confidence that standards will continue.Very goodFSA intervention score 0 · lower is better

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How Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill compares in IG9

There are 65 food businesses with a published hygiene rating in the IG9 postcode district. 88% are rated 5 and 0% are rated 0–2.

Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill shares the top rating with 56 other businesses in IG9.

Of the 13 care, childcare and hospital kitchens in IG9, 11 are rated 5.

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Inspection dated 5 November 2026

First observed here 11 November 2026.

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