Moon River Nursery And Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2017, with 76 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All Government childcare funding entitlements for children aged 9 months to 5 years.
Worth knowing. Funding eligibility is based on term-time-only provisions (open for 38 weeks). As a result, we "stretch" funding over 47.8 weeks we are open, giving eligible families access of up to 24 hours. ... funding is intended to cover only the basic costs of delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage, and does not cover meals, drinks, snacks, trips, or any other educational resources, materials, enrichment programmes, or activities. ... all families are automatically enrolled into our Enhanced Provision.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS7 8DRWhat 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, 29 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery. They are greeted by friendly, caring staff, who know them well and take time to greet each child individually.
This helps children feel safe, secure and valued. Children show genuine affection for the adults that care for them and seek comfort and reassurance when needed.
Staff respond kindly and sensitively, supporting the children's well-being effectively.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to build on their interactions to ensure they consistently extend and challenge children's learning.
- 29 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 2 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Moon River Nursery And Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- 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.
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