Partou Magic Tree Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bristol 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2014, with 61 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
BS37 4DXWhat 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.
- 11 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 11 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at nursery. They arrive happy and eager to get involved in the activities on offer. Children settle well and transition smoothly between the rooms as they get older. Children develop positive relationships with their key person, which helps them thrive. Children behave well and develop good social skills. Staff are good role models for children. They teach children about behaviour expectations and help them to understand and regulate their own feelings and emotions. Children get on well together, and they play cooperatively with one another.
Children make good progress in all aspects of their learning and development. Staff are enthusiastic in their teaching, and the newly appointed manager leads them well. The manager works hard to keep staff morale high and ensures that all children benefit from good-quality care and learning.
Leaders and staff deliver a curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do and focuses on what they need to learn next. Staff have a clear understanding of the skills and knowledge that they want all children to develop in readiness for starting school. Children show good engagement in activities and play. They make their own choices and focus well. Babies benefit from opportunities to climb, sit and cruise around to enhance their physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's questioning techniques to allow children time to think and respond during conversations to further extend their language skills n make the most of all opportunities to follow children's lead and provide extension opportunities that offer even more challenge to support children's learning so they can reach their highest potential.
- 17 October 2023Good
- 2 May 2023Inadequate
- 12 October 2022Needs improvement
- 27 February 2020Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Magic Tree 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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