Magna Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2024, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East 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
BS40 8UEWhat 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, 18 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and their families on arrival and sensitively support those new to the setting. Children arrive happy, settle quickly and soon feel safe and secure. Leaders and staff plan an effective curriculum for all children, focusing on their prime areas of development, to underpin their learning. They have made recent changes to the layout of the room and have already observed the benefits to the children. For example, older children are better able to listen and concentrate without the distraction of toddlers.
Staff provide good interaction, enabling children to make choices and lead their learning while embedding their knowledge. For example, as children persevere with dressing a doll, staff help them to name parts of the body. They revisit activities to help children remember more. For example, when studying faces, older children recall being told that hair on a lip is called a moustache.
Children have positive attitudes to learning and explore the resources with enthusiasm. For example, staff help toddlers to discover different ways to transport water, such as scoops, beakers and even sponges. They role model good mathematical language, such as 'full' and 'empty', and help them to understand about capacity while having fun playing. Older children demonstrate their delight at their achievements, such as when they learn to spin and roll hoops.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff development on extending ways to help children understand and manage their own feelings and on supporting older children to manage conflict for themselves n extend the partnerships with parents to inform them of their children's next stages of development as they change, to support learning at home even more effectively.
- 18 September 2024Good
Still missing for Magna Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- 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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