Great Expectations Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2015, with 28 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 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
BS16 6PLWhat 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, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and have strong attachments to key staff. They turn to the highly nurturing staff for emotional comfort and reassurance, showing that they feel safe and secure.
Highly motivated leaders and managers provide a broad and extremely ambitious curriculum. They support staff to excel in meticulous observation, planning and assessment processes, which ensure that any gaps in children's learning or concerns about development are quickly identified and action taken. All children make excellent progress and are well prepared for their transition to the preschool.
Staff communicate with babies exceptionally sensitively. They use facial expression and gestures alongside well-paced talk so that babies listen and learn new words and intonations. Staff provide interesting resources for non-mobile babies, such as a basket of balls, and babies show deep curiosity as they handle and explore the variety of different sizes, colours and textures.
- 28 April 2023Outstanding
- 26 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Great Expectations 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.
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
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