Plym Bridge Nursery and Day Care
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Plymouth for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2004, with 38 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 Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth 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
PL6 8UNWhat 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.
- 9 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The staff team is very kind, caring, patient and sensitive and works hard to establish strong bonds with the children from the start. Staff use what they know about the children's likes, interests and comforts to engage them in activities. This helps new children to settle in quickly and to develop a sense of belonging and security at the nursery. Children soon become confident to explore the resources.
Staff help the children to understand boundaries and are consistent in their management of children's behaviour, such as when supporting them to share and take turns.
Leaders and staff work together to plan a broad and ambitious curriculum that takes account of children's next steps in learning. Staff are clear about what they want each child to learn next and how they can provide support to help children make progress. Staff understand how to capture children's attention and create a sense of wonder and mystery during the activities they lead. Children are curious and eager to get involved and to try new things. Staff identify when children might benefit from additional help, and seek support from leaders and other agencies to meet children's individual needs promptly. All children make good progress in preparation for their later learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the deployment of staff to strengthen the support for each child and engage them more deeply in their activities n support staff to organise and use snack times and mealtimes more effectively to extend children's communication and language development even further.
- 10 January 2024Good
- 23 November 2018Outstanding
- 27 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Plym Bridge Nursery and Day Care
- 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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