Staple Hill Stars Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2012, with 46 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
BS16 4NEWhat 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, 5 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed into the pre-school by the kind and caring staff team. They are encouraged to hang their belongings on their named coat pegs and selfregister before entering their room. Children are supported to feel safe and secure.
They form strong relationships with the staff. Children are comforted and reassured as they receive lots of cuddles from the kind and caring staff.
Children access a wide range of inviting resources and soon settle into their chosen play. They are supported by staff to extend their learning. Children enjoy building towers with large wooden blocks. They learn to play cooperatively and eagerly add blocks to make the tower as tall as the cabinet beside them. Small groups of children initiate their own games. They follow familiar sequences and assign each other roles as they play hide and seek. Children take turns and count to 10 before finding each other. They giggle with excitement as they hide behind the door and wait to be found.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review transitions between children's play and adult-led lunchtime routines in the pre-school room, to minimise interruption to children's learning and promote consistently high levels of engagement - support staff to consistently share information with parents about children's time at pre-school, to fully support their involvement and help them to extend children's learning at home.
- 5 October 2022Good
- 11 October 2016Good
- 21 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Staple Hill Stars Pre-School
- 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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