Partou 100 Acre Wood Day Nursery & Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2004, with 90 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
BS36 2JXWhat 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, 17 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are friendly and nurturing. They eagerly greet children when they arrive, helping children to separate from their parents with ease. Children settle quickly and confidently explore the wide range of resources and activities available to them.
Leaders and staff have worked together to develop a curriculum that focuses on what they want children to learn. This focuses on helping children learn to have respect for themselves, respect for others and respect for the world around them.
Staff plan and provide activities to promote children's learning and to build on their experiences. Older children learn about their environment. They take part in looking after their community through litter picking, and staff involve them in recycling their waste. Staff focus on helping the youngest children develop their communication skills so that they are able to make their own choices and communicate their needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to develop the procedures for monitoring staff practice to provide more targeted support n provide the older and more capable children with more challenge to help them to make even better progress in their learning n develop partnerships with parents further, to involve them in supporting their children's learning at home.
- 17 July 2024Good
- 7 September 2022Good
- 12 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou 100 Acre Wood 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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