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Bristol University Day Nursery

GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1992, with 76 places.

Call 0117 9276077Their website

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
76 placesLarge for England
How long open
34 yearsOpen for decades
Address
34 St. Michaels Park, Kingsdown, Bristol, BS2 8BW

Where it is

BS2 8BW
Ofsted URN 106918On the register since 27 October 1992
Ofsted

What 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, 21 March 2024 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children are eager to see staff when they arrive and are greeted warmly. Staff show genuine pleasure in seeing the children and chat with them happily. Caring support helps new babies settle in very well. Staff sensitively provide for babies'

care needs and gently sing them to sleep. Parents say that staff have bonded very well with the children. They say that it is a delight dropping their children off in the morning, knowing that children will have so much fun and be so well cared for.

The nursery curriculum is well planned and ensures children make good progress.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- enhance the focus on children's home languages, linking to these to help develop children's confidence and communication as much as possible n help staff adapt their teaching, making sure they support all children to get the most out of the learning opportunities available in activities.

  • 21 March 2024Good
  • 27 April 2018Good
  • 28 May 2015Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Bristol University Day 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

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Clifton Tots Day Nursery

Day nursery · Clifton Tots, 23 Richmond Hill, Bristol, BS8 1BA

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm87 placesLong established
0.4 mi
9 min walk
01179730248

Elmtree Preschool

Day nursery · Cotham Gardens Primary School, 19 Elmgrove Road, Bristol, BS6 6AJ

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 508:40 to 15:15, 4 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 621 placesNewly opened
0.6 mi
11 min walk
07412323230Their website

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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