Christ Church Clifton Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bristol for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2010, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 funded hours per week under the FEEE funding, starting from the term after the child's 3rd birthday. Working families who meet the criteria can also apply for funding for a further 15 hours per week, making 30 hours per week in total. There are 15 to 30 funded hours per week available for 2 year olds, where the family meets the criteria.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS8 3BNWhat 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, 20 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with an array of opportunities that are tailored to suit their individual needs and interests. All children, including those who learn English as an additional language, develop strong foundations for learning. Children build on their small physical skills when carefully manipulating clay with their fingers to create a
'flower world'. Staff role model various ways to use the clay and encourage children to poke, roll and squeeze it. Children use language well, for example, 'It's flat now ready for my flower people.' Outside, children learn the importance of working together as staff encourage them to fill buckets with water to pour down guttering.
Children excitedly say, 'Look, we have made a gigantic flood.' Children notice a gap in the guttering, and staff question, 'What can we do to fix that?' Children use their critical thinking skills well as they pause to think, reach for a bucket and put it under the gap, confidently solving problems. Children curiously question, 'Will that work now?', and staff say, 'Let's try!'
- 20 May 2024Outstanding
- 20 June 2018Good
- 5 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Christ Church Clifton Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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