Chipping Sodbury Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Bristol for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £7.60 a session for 2 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2012, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026/2027.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years2y to 3y | £7.60Lunch Hour £19.00Afternoon or Morning, 2.5 hrs | |
| 3+ Years3y to 5y | £6.80Lunch Hour £17.00Afternoon or Morning, 2.5 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 a session Snackoption to provide your own snack
- £2.00 a session EARLY START
Funded hours
Early years grant funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds; 30 hours government funded childcare per week.
What childcare usually costs in South Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Gloucestershire 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
BS37 6PQWhat 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, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy, excited and eager to learn at the pre-school. They are warmly welcomed by the nurturing and friendly staff. Staff act as excellent role models. Children learn through highly effective hands-on experiences. Staff enthusiastically join in with the children's play and spontaneously develop their learning. For example, staff seize the moment to discuss 'hot' and 'cold' as the sun begins to melt the ice they have found.
There is a clear focus on independency in the pre-school. Children enjoy making decisions about their own self-care and needs. For example, children delight when recalling what they need to wear to go outside in poor weather. Staff also have regular conversations with the children about ways of staying safe. Children confidently risk assess the outdoor area before they go out to play.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Children show high regard to staff and each other, demonstrating exceptional behaviour. They politely speak to each other during play, sharing and taking turns. Children display excellent positive attitudes to learning. They are impressively self-sufficient and keen to do things for themselves. Children show immense pride in their work and are keen to show their creations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with enough time to think and respond to the questions they are asked, to support their communication skills even more - support quieter children consistently so they are fully involved in their learning, to enable them to participate actively.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 26 January 2017Good
- 17 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chipping Sodbury Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £7.60 a session still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.