Pandamonium Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £36.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2011, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £36.009-3 school day | £6.008-9 breakfast club (includes breakfast), 1 hrs £12.003-5 afterschool club, 2 hrs £18.009-12 morning or 12-3 afternoon, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £8.00 Tshirt
- £8.50 Bookbag
- £15.00 Hoody
- £30.00 Starter packs- Tshirt, bookbag, drawstring bag and water
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.50 a day Breakfastoptional
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2, 3 and 4 year old funding; 15 hours funding and 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. 15 hours: two 9-3 days and one half day 9-12 or 12-3, subject to availability. 30 hours: three days 8-5, fully funded for 27 hours a week. No additional charges for consumables.
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
BS30 8BJWhat 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 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this nurturing and inclusive environment happy and ready to learn.
They independently find their pegs and know where their things belong. The children show that they feel safe and secure as they freely explore the wellorganised pre-school. Staff deploy themselves in each area of the room and engage with the children at their level. They build children's confidence and selfesteem by offering them meaningful praise.
The manager and her team have clear intentions for children's learning. They focus on developing children's independence and teaching them how to do things for themselves. Staff choose special helpers to conduct small tasks, such as washing up bowls and plates, cutting fruit for snacks or completing a safety check of the garden. This supports children to take ownership of the play environment and fosters a sense of belonging. Children show determination and perseverance. At lunchtime, the children struggle to open their crisp packets. Staff demonstrate how to pinch the top and pull. As the children pull on the crisp packets, staff encourage them to keep trying until they succeed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to count and use mathematical language in their play, to further their knowledge of numbers and mathematical concepts - support staff to reinforce the rules and boundaries consistently in order to help children understand how to play safely.
- 29 January 2024Good
- 6 March 2018Good
- 18 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pandamonium Limited
- 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 £36.00 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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