Ashcombe Children's Centre Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Weston-Super-Mare for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2025. Open since 2006, with 44 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in North Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Somerset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS23 3NAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 24 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this excellent nursery. They arrive extremely eager to learn and settle quickly into purposeful routines. Staff greet them warmly and know each child exceptionally well. As a result, children feel very safe, valued and confident to explore.
Children benefit from a very well-sequenced curriculum that promotes their learning and development across all areas of the early years foundation stage.
Staff's high-quality interactions with children extend children's thinking and their vocabulary highly successfully. For example, during snack time, staff introduce new words such as 'quantity' and 'capacity'. Staff encourage children to listen and are extremely responsive to them at all times. Children are curious and focus intently for long periods.
- 24 April 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 8 July 2019Outstanding
- 15 March 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ashcombe Children's Centre Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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