Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for babies from a few weeks old up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £81.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2013, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
52 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £81.008-5 early day £85.508-5.30 midi day £90.008-6 full day | £45.008-1 or 1-6s, 5 hrs | £9.00extra hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 Tea
- £3.50 Dinner
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours per week of nursery educational grant for three and four year old’s and 15 hours for eligible two year old’s.
Worth knowing. Government grant hours can be used in 5 hour session blocks. Our sessions for grant hours are 8am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm. These can be used in any combination. To avoid additional charges, your child can attend 10 or less hours a week if you qualify for 15 hours, or 20 hours or less per week if you qualify for 30 hours government grant. The government grant scheme of 15/30 free hours only cover 38 weeks a year (the same as school terms). We used the total amount of government funded hours and divide.
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 4RFWhat 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.
- 7 February 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their experiences at this welcoming and friendly nursery. They separate from their parents confidently and are greeted by warm and welcoming staff. Children swiftly settle because staff know them well and provide the nurturing care and encouragement that children need to thrive.
Staff plan activities according to children's interests so that they enjoy interacting with stimulating resources. There is a well-established staff team in each room.
Staff develop their own planning based on what they know about the children and their interests. This enables them to support children to develop their personal, social and communication skills as they learn to be independent and ready for school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to further develop planned activities to help children remain engaged for longer periods - provide further opportunities for younger children to develop their language skills.
- 24 October 2022Good
- 3 January 2017Good
- 21 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery
- 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.
- Is £81.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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