Highdale Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Clevedon for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2005, 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
BS21 7LTWhat 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, 12 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, sociable and highly independent. Staff greet children with the warmest of welcomes. Children rush in, find their friends, and start playing with the engaging toys and exciting learning opportunities staff provide. Children use these opportunities to gain new knowledge or to practise new skills. For example, young children persevere using a rolling pin to flatten dough. Older children develop strong abilities to solve problems as they attempt to build dens.
Managers have created an ambitious curriculum with a focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. Staff understand this focus and skilfully engage and interact with children at all times to help children develop a strong sense of self and to feel well supported and valued. Children thrive on these high-quality interactions. Staff know all children extremely well and continually monitor their learning and development. This means all children achieve their goals and make great strides in their learning ready for school.
The nursery is a hive of activity and business. Children are constantly absorbed in meaningful and challenging play. They are energetic and highly motivated inside and out in the garden. They show pure joy as they expertly use tape measures to find out how much their bean plants have grown. They confidently use mathematical language and show they understand concepts such as, big, small, tall, and short.
- 12 April 2023Outstanding
- 10 August 2017Good
- 9 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Highdale 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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