The Bluebell Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2015, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government funded childcare entitlement to working families, and the families of children aged 9 months and above.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS10 5PYWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a highly inclusive and supportive learning environment for all children.
Children feel safe and show strong attachments as they happily chat with staff and friends. Staff support children's emotional well-being and help children to develop an awareness of their feelings. Staff use their knowledge of children's interests to provide an ambitious curriculum, which builds on what they know and can do. All children make good progress from their starting points. Staff skilfully help children to develop good communication skills, including those who speak English as an additional language. Staff value what children have to say as they encourage conversations about their home lives and favourite things. Children enjoy outings in their local community and staff encourage children to develop a 'can-do' attitude to new experiences. They offer support when children are unsure, such as holding their hands to help them feel confident to run up and down a hill while out on a walk.
Children behave well, are keen to learn and staff regularly praise children for their achievements. Children demonstrate curiosity, and determination to persevere in tasks. Staff know when children need time to work out things for themselves and when to offer help to keep them motivated, such as while they build with bricks.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's interactions to consistently extend and deepen children's learning to maximise their progress.
- 14 August 2024Good
- 7 December 2018Good
- 16 January 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Bluebell Nursery
- 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.
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