Childcare in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset)
Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) has 15 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 11 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 28 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bath and North East Somerset there are 34 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Bath and North East Somerset, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 28 school nursery classes across Bath and North East Somerset, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
40 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Progressive Kids at At Keyna Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Shine @ Chew Valley School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed East Harptree Nursery Pre School and Forest School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Queens Road Methodist Church Preschool Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Lambs Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Nursery at New Manor Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) take funded hours?
11 of the 48 settings in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) take babies?
40 settings in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset)?
Bath and North East Somerset has 34 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Bristol (Bath and North East Somerset)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.