Priory Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2008, with 57 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
BS34 7PTWhat 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, 14 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are warmly greeted by the caring staff, who help them settle and feel comfortable. They form good relationships with staff, who support them to be independent. Children learn to pour their own drinks and use a knife to prepare their own snack. They serve their own food and talk to their friends and staff members.
Staff give children ownership of their decisions and encourage them to make choices. Children choose their favourite activity and staff support them. Staff praise children. For example, when children get the play dough, staff praise them as they pat, squeeze and squish it. This helps children to develop the muscles they will need later for writing.
Children play in a calm, peaceful environment. They feel safe and secure. They enthusiastically explore their play space in all rooms, returning to their key person for reassurance to try new skills and to experiment in their play further. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review hygiene routines so they are consistently adhered to and hygiene standards are of the highest quality.
- 14 December 2022Good
- 19 January 2017Good
- 24 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Priory Day Nursery
- 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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