Winterbourne Early Years Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Winterbourne for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1996, with 52 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
BS36 1NJWhat 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 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children behave exceptionally well. They take turns with resources, show respect for each other's ideas and play beautifully together. Staff use their training and experience highly effectively to support children in their behaviour, especially following prolonged absences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff implement consistent strategies, for example gentle reminders to children about using kind hands and providing clear behaviour expectations to calm enthusiastic action games.
Children thoroughly enjoy stories that help them to recognise how they feel and help them to match their emotions to a colour. Children are beginning to use these visual reminders to identify facial expressions and draw their own to show how they feel. Friendly and approachable staff are highly respectful and acknowledge children's emotions to help them make good choices and improve how they feel.
Children make independent choices and are motivated to learn in a stimulating learning environment. They actively choose resources from the art trolley and are encouraged to develop their creative ideas. Children choose whether to take their creations home or to display them on a low-level display board, which they are encouraged to do for themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with time to respond to questions to support their language and thinking skills even further n develop further staff understanding of their roles in group activities to better support children's learning.
- 13 October 2021Good
- 1 July 2015Outstanding
- 4 November 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Winterbourne Early Years Centre
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.