Childcare in Bristol (North Somerset)
Bristol (North Somerset) has 23 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 23 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 40 of them and rated 37 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 33 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Somerset there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across North 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 25 school nursery classes across North Somerset, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
73 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Closed SENDCAS Activity sessions Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Wraxall ASC Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hilltop Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Uncle Paul's Chilli Farm Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Action Packed Adventures LLP at The Downs School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Shine @ Crockerne Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Future Stars Coaching at Burrington CofE Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Shine @ Portishead Town Football Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Shine @ Gordano School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Meli Poppins Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed FutureFit Holiday Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Shine at Portishead Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Bristol (North Somerset)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bristol (North Somerset) take funded hours?
12 of the 73 settings in Bristol (North 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (North Somerset) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 40 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bristol (North Somerset) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bristol (North Somerset) take babies?
55 settings in Bristol (North 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 (North Somerset)?
North Somerset has 36 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 (North Somerset)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.