Becket Hall Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for babies from a few weeks old up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2010, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Early years funding available for 9+month, 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS1 6AAWhat 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.
- 24 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit greatly from a warm and inviting environment. They happily enter the nursery and quickly explore the resources on offer, making decisions about their play with confidence. Children form strong attachments with familiar staff, who know them well and tailor the curriculum to support their interests and individual needs. Children feel emotionally secure, especially when they move between rooms and receive the reassurance they need to feel confident to explore.
Children behave well and understand the 'golden rules'. They receive support to be calm and re-engage in their learning from knowledgeable staff. Older children keenly respond to questions as they listen to a familiar and chosen story. They are excited when staff show interest in their ideas and recall when they had an ice cream like the tiger. Young children fully engage in a retelling of 'The Gruffalo'
using spoons and puppets, reciting the familiar phrases.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of quieter group activities to support children's listening and attention, without disruption.
- 10 September 2024Good
- 30 September 2021Good
- 29 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Becket Hall Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
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