Dundry Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Dundry for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 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
BS41 8LWWhat 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, 16 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff meet children's emotional needs well, particularly following the COVID-19
pandemic. Children are greeted by familiar and friendly staff. They happily enter the pre-school and are keen and ready to learn. They quickly find their friends and play nicely together, taking turns.
Staff plan the learning environment well to provide a broad range of experiences that consider children's interests. Children freely choose where to take their learning. This may be building dens in the hall, engaging in a focused dough activity or investigating outside. Children develop good communication and language skills. They confidently explain how the yoghurt has been frozen like ice cream and how it is 'freezing' their mouths. Children love singing familiar songs, joining in with actions and listening intently to rhyming stories. Children have a wealth of opportunities to use their developing language. They talk about the shapes they have made in the play dough, while confidently using a variety of tools. They use mathematical language to describe how they are dividing the dough into two, then four, pieces.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use the resources available to help newer and less-confident children understand the routines of the day and expectations to support better engagement in their learning - provide further support and guidance to help new staff and those staff in new positions to become acquainted with their roles and responsibilities promptly.
- 16 May 2023Good
- 11 July 2019Good
- 19 October 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dundry Pre-school
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.