Wick Pre-School CIO
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2023, with 56 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
BS30 5RGWhat 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, 13 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have high expectations for all children. They plan and deliver a curriculum that builds on what children know and can do. There is a key focus on developing children's personal, social and emotional development and children's communication and language. Children are happy and settled. They form strong bonds with their key person and each other, which helps them feel safe and secure.
Children are kind. They take pride in helping one another. For instance, they give a teddy bear to a child who is a bit unsettled and help each other to find their shoes and socks.
To support children's individual needs, staff work effectively with parents, external professionals and other providers that children attend. Staff monitor children's development regularly to ensure that any gaps in their learning are quickly identified and addressed. Leaders apply for additional funding, when required, to help children get all the support that they need to enable them to make good progress in their learning and development. Leaders use additional funding well to support children's individual needs, for instance through staff training to enhance teaching or by purchasing specific resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff quality of interactions with children to enable them to explore their curiosity and ideas further - strengthen the implementation of the mathematics curriculum to help children develop this aspect of their learning further.
- 13 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Wick Pre-School CIO
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.