Play Station Nursery @ Filton Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bristol for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2013, with 31 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Children accessing the Nursery Education Entitlement Grant are welcomed to the nursery, where we offer flexible sessions to meet the needs of families.
Worth knowing. If using the full 15 funded hours will pay no fees whatsoever.
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
BS34 7DFWhat 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, 16 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager and keen to play. Leaders and staff take time to welcome children and their families. Staff know that some children like to settle with a story as their parents leave, whereas others are keen to find their friends.
The nursery environment is inviting. Staff set out resources, and children can make their own choices about what they would like to play with. Children make friendships and understand how they can work together during their play. They help each other move stones as they search together for spiders in the garden.
Older children negotiate space and use coordination as they roll the large tyres to each other using the hill in the garden to create speed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide parents with more specific information about what their children are learning and ways in which they can support their child's learning at home, to help children make even better progress n develop the way in which group activities are planned to ensure that all children are fully engaged and benefit from the learning opportunities provided n provide more targeted support to help children learn to manage their feelings and emotions appropriately.
- 16 June 2023Good
- 12 January 2023Inadequate
- 2 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Play Station Nursery @ Filton Ltd
- What it costs
- 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
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.