Toybox Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 September 2022. Open since 2011, with 39 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Under 2s from working families / 2 year olds from working families / Eligible 2 year olds / 3&4 year olds – Universal hours / 3&4 year olds – Working Parent Entitlement hours.
Worth knowing. Universal funding you can claim 6 hours in any one day up to a maximum of 12 hours of funding for 47.5 weeks of the year. Extended funding you can claim 8 hours of funding in any one day to a maximum of 24 hours for 47.5 weeks of the year. Bank Holidays are not funded by Bristol City Council. If your funded hours fall on a bank holiday, the funded session will not be rescheduled.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS9 4LDWhat 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, 2 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children and parents warmly. The children have fun and settle quickly into activities of their choice. The manager and staff provide a caring, nurturing environment and encourage children to follow their own interests to learn. Staff get to know the children well. Staff motivate children's curiosity to explore the world around them. For example, when children find a caterpillar in the garden, staff encourage children to look at books and find out about the life cycle of the caterpillar.
The staff organise the large outdoor garden space to promote different areas of learning. They provide opportunities for all children to develop their physical skills, balancing on beams, climbing and being creative with natural materials. Outdoor staff read children stories using props. Children role play their favourite superhero characters and perform songs. Children maintain attention and develop good listening skills. The younger children develop their communication and language skills. Staff use toy ducks, water in a tray and bubbles to encourage children to join in actions and rhymes.
Children are confident to approach staff for reassurance and to ask if they need help. Children's behaviour is good. Staff use a quiet calm approach to support children find solutions. The children enjoy outings in the local community to buy fruit and vegetables which they use in activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure staff organise changes in the routine so that children understand what to do n make sure staff build on what children can do and plan for what children need to learn next.
- 2 September 2022Good
- 16 January 2017Good
- 10 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toybox Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
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.
- 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.
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