Little Oaks Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Kingswood for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2012, with 66 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
BS15 8NTWhat 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, 3 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and thrive at the nursery. They form strong bonds with caring and attentive staff. Staff ensure children's emotional needs are met, which helps children to settle quickly and feel confident to explore. Staff plan an ambitious curriculum based on what children already know and need to learn next. Children behave very well as staff support all children to play together. For instance, staff encourage babies and young children to take turns. Children are confident communicators and develop good social skills. They happily chat to their friends and staff, demonstrating a strong sense of self as they talk about family members and pets. They keenly introduce themselves to visitors and ask their name. Staff encourage good manners and offer children regular praise. As a result, children show positive attitudes to learning. Staff take opportunities to extend and reinforce children's knowledge. For instance, after reading a story about a hungry caterpillar, staff ask, 'Why should we eat fruit?' Children eagerly reply, 'To make us strong!'
All children make good progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those in receipt of additional funding. The manager uses funding effectively to support children's individual learning needs. Staff link with schools, parents and other professionals to promote the best possible outcomes for all children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's interactions in the baby room to help the youngest children to understand and acquire new words to support their growing vocabulary n support staff to recognise the varying abilities of children when implementing group activities so that teaching is developmentally appropriate and supports all children to make the best possible progress.
- 3 July 2024Good
- 9 October 2018Good
- 7 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Oaks Day Nursery & 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
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