Henbury Hill House Acorns
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 7 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2002, with 142 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
For eligible working parents, the Childcare Offer provides a combination of government-funded childcare and Foundation Phase Nursery Provision for up to 48 weeks of the year. In England all children are eligible for Universal funded hours and many that are eligible are also able to access Extended funded hours.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS10 7ANWhat 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.
- 13 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff plan a broad and balanced range of experiences, which help children to make progress in their learning. Children make choices about their play and are eager to have a go. For example, young children confidently name wild animals. They show a good understanding of how the animals differ, for example a giraffe has a long neck and a rhinoceros has a horn. They identify when toy animals are in the wrong basket and keenly find where they go. Younger children show excitement as staff join magnetic shapes together for them to pull apart. They receive praise and encouragement when they have a go for themselves. Children hear new vocabulary as staff provide commentary to the shapes they have made.
Older children thoroughly enjoy their time exploring the nature garden, using their forestry skills. They show curiosity as they explore the ice, using a range of utensils to try and break the ice and to explore whether it floats or sinks. Children show excitement and pride in their achievements. They show interest in trying out new equipment, such as binoculars, as they search for birds. Staff question children well to help them recall their previous learning. This helps children remember how the wind blew their den away and they think of ways to prevent this happening again, such as using pegs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of transition times between rooms for older babies and toddlers, to enable them to remain engaged in their learning n support children further to understand practices that keep them safe and healthy n provide staff with further support to enable a consistently high quality of teaching throughout the nursery.
- 18 January 2023Good
- 21 April 2017Good
- 13 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Henbury Hill House Acorns
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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.
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