Childcare in Bristol (South Gloucestershire)
Bristol (South Gloucestershire) has 82 day nurseries, 32 pre-schools, 16 school nursery classes, 31 childminders and 55 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 124 of them and rated 109 Good or better, 15 of them Outstanding. 92 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £36 to £90, typically £74. Across South Gloucestershire there are 43 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 South Gloucestershire, 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 18 school nursery classes across South Gloucestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
110 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 Bowsland Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Adams, Ruby May Louise
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Education at Christ Church CofE Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Lil Rascals Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education At Christ Church Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed First Sports Coaching - Courtney Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Signature Sports Coaching @ Shield Road Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Kingswood BS16 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Bradley Stoke BS32 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Thornbury BS35 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Durbin, Amanda Jane
- Jun 2026Opened Adams, Laura Jayne
What people ask about childcare in Bristol (South Gloucestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Bristol (South Gloucestershire)?
Of the 10 full-day rates published by settings in Bristol (South Gloucestershire), the typical price is £74 a day, ranging from £36 to £90. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Bristol (South Gloucestershire) take funded hours?
28 of the 216 settings in Bristol (South Gloucestershire) 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 (South Gloucestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 15 of the 124 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bristol (South Gloucestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bristol (South Gloucestershire) take babies?
176 settings in Bristol (South Gloucestershire) 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 (South Gloucestershire)?
South Gloucestershire has 43 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 (South Gloucestershire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.