Sodbury Vale Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2008, with 40 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 4AFWhat 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, 10 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this wholly inclusive and enriching nursery. They benefit from trustworthy relationships with warm, caring and friendly staff. Staff welcome and appreciate children's preferences. When the children arrive, they bring their favourite fruit from home to share for snack, which helps them feel included and valued. Children exhibit exceptional attitudes towards learning and actively engage in thoughtfully planned activities, displaying high levels of motivation and enthusiasm.
The managers and staff design a unique and ambitious curriculum, which caters to the needs of all children in their care, providing excellent support to those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff follow specific approaches to ensure that every child can participate fully in all activities and experiences. For example, at welcome time, some staff members sit close to children with SEND who require support. They actively use resources and equipment to better meet these children's sensory needs, ensuring their comfort and engagement. Staff seamlessly provide challenges, differentiation, and an array of opportunities for children to remember and build on their prior knowledge. For instance, staff skilfully encourage younger children to count their friends in a circle and build a tower of cubes based on the number of children. Older children enthusiastically estimate the number of younger children in the circle by looking at the tower.
- 10 May 2023Outstanding
- 10 October 2017Good
- 16 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sodbury Vale 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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