Outstanding
196 placesBS6 6PP0117 907 4032
South West
Childcare in Bristol
567 registered providers with 10,154 places, up 19.4% since December 2021.
91day nurseries
253childminders
97after-school clubs
312newly registered since 2021
47.3%rated Good or better
386closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 20.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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132 placesBS9 2PR01179 682 009
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102 placesBS6 6BE0117 942 2120
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70 placesBS6 6ST0117 9466178
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45 placesBS16 3PL01173257786
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40 placesBS6 7TH0117 9446229
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36 placesBS6 5TB0117 9441598
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35 placesBS4 2LN0117 977 4170
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35 placesBS6 7LY01179428293
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28 placesBS9 1JP0117 9684493
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28 placesBS4 4HP07398990180
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26 placesBS6 7QB07804 269 289
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25 placesBS8 3BN0117 325 1214
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24 placesBS7 8HP0117 3532887
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21 placesBS14 0LL07952929661
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18 placesBS2 9JF0117 377 2278
Good
166 placesBS6 6XE0117 9735620
Good
142 placesBS10 7AN0117 950 5885
Good
130 placesBS3 1DR0117 4623653
Good
124 placesBS7 0BJ0117 9513298
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124 placesBS11 0DA0117 3704230
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110 placesBS8 3BS01179706808
Good
109 placesBS3 1QG0117 9231 039
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108 placesBS3 1RE0117 963 9800
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100 placesBS14 9HU01275 891 316
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96 placesBS1 6QH0117 929 7604
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94 placesBS3 4EA0117 9633299
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93 placesBS3 1JD01173637955
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91 placesBS10 5NB0117 414 2540
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90 placesBS6 6UJ01179739064
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88 placesBS5 7RJ01179606461
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87 placesBS8 1BA01179730248
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84 placesBS10 6RG0117 959 3800
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81 placesBS4 1DQ01173 776 370
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81 placesBS5 9JF0117 939 2550
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81 placesBS7 0XY0117 931 4650
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80 placesBS4 4NZ0117 9728234
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80 placesBS13 9JN0117 9781708
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80 placesBS8 2ST01179706751
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79 placesBS4 2BA0117 9803596
Good
78 placesBS15 1DX01179 353863
Report card May 2026
78 placesBS3 2NS0117 3790799
Good
76 placesBS7 8DR01173790890
Good
76 placesBS2 8BW0117 9276077
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72 placesBS4 2PU01179 772 210
Good
70 placesBS4 4QN0117 9771685
Good
68 placesBS11 9QU0117 9823345
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68 placesBS2 0LP01934713527
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68 placesBS5 8BE0117 941 4484
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67 placesBS10 5DW0117 962 9620
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67 placesBS5 6AW07736549791
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65 placesBS8 2UU01179 733 414
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64 placesBS8 1LT01179237416
Good
63 placesBS16 2HH01179393398
Good
62 placesBS10 5PY07927948996
Good
62 placesBS5 0JW07756033288
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62 placesBS3 3DN0117 9231039
Good
62 placesBS1 6AA01179292575
Good
60 placesBS5 8AP01179554271
Good
60 placesBS2 8UH07543737747
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Bear's Day Nursery | Bristol | 68 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| uKids at Collegiate School | Bristol | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Shine @ Clifton High School | Bristol | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education At Horfield Primary School | Bristol | 46 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Hive Preschool | Bristol | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education At Sefton Park Infant School | Bristol | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education At Fairlawn Primary School | Bristol | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education At Fishponds C Of E Academy | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Honey Tots Day Nursery | Bristol | 60 | Inadequate | Dec 2025 |
| Elmtree Preschool | Bristol | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Khaas | Lockleaze, Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sporting Chance St Ursulas | Westbury on Trym | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| TS Holiday Camps | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bizzy Kidz Club | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Myspace After School Club | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Soccer Shooters | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ultimate Activity Camps At Badminton School | Bristol | 168 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Partou King Street Day Nursery & Pre-School | Bristol | 99 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet St Andrews Park | Bristol | 62 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Fishponds Out Of School Club | Bristol | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Purple Childcare Toddlers | Bristol | 39 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Hive Preschool | Bristol | 26 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Knowle West Children's Centre | Bristol | 9 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Horfield BS7 | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Manor Farm Leisure Bristol Ltd | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Activate Camps @ Collegiate School | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| BRR Community Creche WS | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Foxes Forest School | Bristol | 59 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Amberley Hall Nursery | Bristol | 50 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Henry's After School Club | Westbury-On-Trym | 42 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| St Joseph's Pre-school | Fishponds | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ashley Down After School Club - Main Site | Bristol | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Sand Out Of School Club | Bristol | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Station Road Pre-School | Bristol | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Clifton Children's Montessori School | Clifton | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Little Foxes Forest School Westbury | Bristol | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Hideaway | Bristol | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Willow Tree Little Kindergarten | Bristol | 18 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Soyab | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| First Class Learning | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Elizabeth's Breakfast Club @ Elmlea Juniors | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Shout Out! Creative | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Shout Out! Creative | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Escape Zone | Bristol | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Daisychain Children's Day Nursery | Bristol | 36 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Atlas Camps Bristol | Bristol | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The BFC (BreakFast Club) | Westbury on Trym | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mad Science Camp Luckwell School | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Premier Education At Horfield Primary School | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mad Science Camp | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mama Bear's Day Nursery | Bristol | 80 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Mama Bear's Day Nursery | Bristol | 68 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Mama Bear's Day Nursery | Bristol | 68 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Lake House Day Nursery | Bristol | 56 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Horfield Welly Pre-school | Horfield | 46 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Butcombe Nursery and Preschool at Clifton College | Bristol | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| First Sports Coaching - Hotwells | Bristol | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Rise and Shine St. Bernadette Breakfast Club | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Outdoors Project Bristol @ St Barnabas Primary School | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Manor Farm Functional Fitness | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |