Phase Five Pre School @ Abbotswood
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Bristol for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2013, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Fully funded sessions of 15-30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. Funding cannot be used for Breakfast Club.
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 4LGWhat 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, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are calm and settled upon arrival at this setting. They independently place their belongings safely away. Staff provide a warm and friendly welcome. Children are offered a wide range of interesting activities to freely explore. At times, children sit together to participate in adult-led activities. For example, during selfregistration, children place their individual handprint and picture on the board.
Other times, children make independent choices with engagement from staff. For example, children use a large box of materials ranging in colour and size to wrap themselves up with support from staff. Children smile happily and excitedly show off their outfits, saying, 'I got Elsa.'
Children show good levels of curiosity, engagement and a positive attitude to learning. They have opportunities to be physically active and learn outdoors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further staff knowledge of behaviour management, so they use a more consistent approach to supporting children's understanding of positive behaviour.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 16 January 2017Good
- 30 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Phase Five Pre School @ Abbotswood
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.