Best nurseries in Bristol
112 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools in Bristol, City of, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
112
nurseries and pre-schools
15
Outstanding or mostly strong
6,111
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muddy Boots Day Nursery Full day care · 28 places · BS9 1JP | Outstanding (2024) |
| 2 | Hamilton Pre-School Full day care · 28 places · BS4 4HP | Outstanding (2024) |
| 3 | St Bonaventures Pre School Full day care · 24 places · BS7 8HP | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Christ Church Clifton Pre-School Sessional day care · 25 places · BS8 3BN | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 132 places · BS9 2PR | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Noahs Ark Pre-School Full day care · 40 places · BS6 7TH | Outstanding (2024) |
| 7 | Archfield House Nursery Full day care · 102 places · BS6 6BE | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Sunshine Pre-School Full day care · 21 places · BS14 0LL | Outstanding (2023) |
| 9 | Pooh Corner Day Nursery Full day care · 61 places · BS6 6ST | Outstanding (2023) |
| 10 | White Tree Preschool Sessional day care · 26 places · BS6 7QB | Outstanding (2023) |
| 11 | Snapdragons Nursery Redland Full day care · 196 places · BS6 6PP | Outstanding (2022) |
| 12 | St Paul's Nursery School and Children's Centre Full day care · 18 places · BS2 9JF | Outstanding (2022) |
| 13 | Sunshine Under Fives Pre-school Sessional day care · 35 places · BS4 2LN | Outstanding (2022) |
| 14 | The Red House Children's Centre Full day care · 35 places · BS6 7LY | Outstanding (2021) |
| 15 | St Matthews Playgroup Sessional day care · 36 places · BS6 5TB | Outstanding (2021) |
| 16 | Partou Stockwood Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 71 places · BS14 8SJ | Report card: 2 strong, 3 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 17 | Elmtree Preschool Full day care · 21 places · BS6 6AJ | Good (2025) |
| 18 | Daisychain Nursery Full day care · 110 places · BS8 3BS | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre Full day care · 67 places · BS5 6AW | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Brislington Full day care · 80 places · BS4 4NZ | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Moon River Nursery And Pre-School Full day care · 76 places · BS7 8DR | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole Full day care · 68 places · BS5 8BE | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Little Adventures Nursery (Bristol St Philips) Full day care · 68 places · BS2 0LP | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Hengrove Full day care · 100 places · BS14 9HU | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Jack and Jill Pre-School Ltd Full day care · 48 places · BS9 3JY | Good (2025) |
| 26 | Clifton Tots Day Nursery Full day care · 90 places · BS6 6UJ | Good (2025) |
| 27 | Windmill Hill City Farm Full day care · 94 places · BS3 4EA | Good (2025) |
| 28 | Ashgrove Park Day Nursery Full day care · 31 places · BS7 9LQ | Good (2025) |
| 29 | Mornington House Day Nursery Full day care · 65 places · BS8 2UU | Good (2025) |
| 30 | Charlton Nursery Full day care · 78 places · BS3 2NS | Good (2025) |
| 31 | Beansprouts Full day care · 18 places · BS3 3BW | Good (2025) |
| 32 | Partou Little Big Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 81 places · BS4 1DQ | Good (2025) |
| 33 | Raised in Bristol at Felix Road Adventure Playground Full day care · 62 places · BS5 0JW | Good (2025) |
| 34 | Once Upon A Time Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · BS9 3TP | Good (2025) |
| 35 | The Bristol Montessori School Full day care · 52 places · BS9 1AQ | Good (2025) |
| 36 | Snapdragons Nursery Horfield Full day care · 124 places · BS7 0BJ | Good (2024) |
| 37 | Mama Bear's Day Nursery Full day care · 68 places · BS11 9QU | Good (2024) |
| 38 | The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd Full day care · 50 places · BS6 6PR | Good (2024) |
| 39 | The Brislington Village Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · BS4 5AZ | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Harcourt Preschool Co-Op Sessional day care · 24 places · BS6 7NU | Good (2024) |
| 41 | Clifton Tots Day Nursery Full day care · 87 places · BS8 1BA | Good (2024) |
| 42 | Becket Hall Day Nursery Full day care · 62 places · BS1 6AA | Good (2024) |
| 43 | Purple Childcare Full day care · 50 places · BS10 7DL | Good (2024) |
| 44 | The Bluebell Nursery Full day care · 25 places · BS10 5PY | Good (2024) |
| 45 | Anne's House Childcare Full day care · 50 places · BS3 5PD | Good (2024) |
| 46 | Clifton Tots Day Nursery Full day care · 64 places · BS8 1LT | Good (2024) |
| 47 | Partou Kingsway Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 30 places · BS5 8NT | Good (2024) |
| 48 | Kids Planet Torwood House Full day care · 166 places · BS6 6XE | Good (2024) |
| 49 | Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd Full day care · 108 places · BS3 1RE | Good (2024) |
| 50 | The Southville Centre Nursery Full day care · 109 places · BS3 1QG | Good (2024) |
| 51 | Westbury Baptist Pre-School Sessional day care · 35 places · BS9 3TD | Good (2024) |
| 52 | Bristol University Day Nursery Full day care · 76 places · BS2 8BW | Good (2024) |
| 53 | North Street Nursery Full day care · 93 places · BS3 1JD | Good (2024) |
| 54 | Horfield Welly Pre-School Sessional day care · 36 places · BS7 8ST | Good (2024) |
| 55 | Lydstep Nursery Full day care · 130 places · BS3 1DR | Good (2023) |
| 56 | Court House Day Nursery Full day care · 72 places · BS4 2PU | Good (2023) |
| 57 | The Gatehouse Nursery Full day care · 80 places · BS13 9JN | Good (2023) |
| 58 | Treehouse Nursery School Full day care · 81 places · BS7 0XY | Good (2023) |
| 59 | Snapdragons Nursery Full day care · 124 places · BS11 0DA | Good (2023) |
| 60 | Cleo's Caring Corner Day Nursery Full day care · 18 places · BS2 9RU | Good (2023) |
| 61 | Bishopston Beanstalks Sessional day care · 24 places · BS7 8NY | Good (2023) |
| 62 | Ashton Vale Pre-School Sessional day care · 60 places · BS3 2QY | Good (2023) |
| 63 | Raised in Bristol at the Greenway Centre Full day care · 62 places · BS10 5PY | Good (2023) |
| 64 | Mama Bear's Day Nursery Full day care · 80 places · BS8 2ST | Good (2023) |
| 65 | Willow Tree Kindergarten Sessional day care · 18 places · BS2 9YH | Good (2023) |
| 66 | Magic Dragon Pre-School Sessional day care · 24 places · BS7 8NA | Good (2023) |
| 67 | Ecole Francaise De Bristol Full day care · 21 places · BS10 5SJ | Good (2023) |
| 68 | Out There Forest School and Kindergarten Sessional day care · 28 places · BS4 4DY | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Bristol Full day care · 96 places · BS1 6QH | Good (2023) |
| 70 | Avonmouth Children's Centre Sessional day care · 16 places · BS11 9LG | Good (2023) |
| 71 | Southmead Saplings Full day care · 91 places · BS10 5NB | Good (2023) |
| 72 | Woodland House Nursery Full day care · 45 places · BS8 1TB | Good (2023) |
| 73 | Bristol Childrens Playhouse Full day care · 36 places · BS5 6LU | Good (2023) |
| 74 | Hillside Pre-School Sessional day care · 24 places · BS5 7PB | Good (2023) |
| 75 | Manor House Nursery Full day care · 67 places · BS10 5DW | Good (2023) |
| 76 | Peter Pan Nursery Full day care · 40 places · BS7 8SW | Good (2023) |
| 77 | Henbury Hill House Acorns Full day care · 142 places · BS10 7AN | Good (2023) |
| 78 | Green Door Day Nursery (The) Full day care · 36 places · BS6 5DQ | Good (2023) |
| 79 | Clyde House Day Nursery Full day care · 31 places · BS7 9EG | Good (2022) |
| 80 | everyFAMILY Limited Full day care · 84 places · BS10 6RG | Good (2022) |
| 81 | Fallodon Playgroup Sessional day care · 24 places · BS9 4HT | Good (2022) |
| 82 | Toybox Day Nursery Full day care · 39 places · BS9 4LD | Good (2022) |
| 83 | Bright Horizons Bristol Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 56 places · BS3 2JX | Good (2022) |
| 84 | Easton Community Children's Centre Full day care · 81 places · BS5 9JF | Good (2022) |
| 85 | Raised in Bristol at Docklands Community Centre Full day care · 60 places · BS2 8UH | Good (2022) |
| 86 | Sunshine Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · BS4 2ND | Good (2022) |
| 87 | Partou Leaps & Bounds Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 70 places · BS4 4QN | Good (2022) |
| 88 | Southmead Children's Centre Sessional day care · 28 places · BS10 5PW | Good (2022) |
| 89 | Sydenham Road Under Fives Sessional day care · 24 places · BS4 3DF | Good (2021) |
| 90 | Busy Bee Day Nursery Full day care · 48 places · BS4 2PN | Good (2021) |
| 91 | Whitchurch Under Fives Full day care · 35 places · BS14 0DR | Good (2021) |
| 92 | St George Preschool Sessional day care · 60 places · BS5 8AP | Good (2021) |
| 93 | The Chessel Centre Nursery Full day care · 62 places · BS3 3DN | Good (2021) |
| 94 | Early Years Bannerman Road Full day care · 48 places · BS5 0RR | Good (2021) |
| 95 | Lake House Day Nursery Full day care · 77 places · BS10 5HG | Report card: 1 strong, 4 expected (Nov 2025) |
| 96 | Mama Bear's Day Nursery Full day care · 79 places · BS4 2BA | Report card: 5 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 97 | All-Aboard Watersports Centre Holiday Club Sessional day care · BS1 6XG | Not yet inspected |
| 98 | Back2Basics Forest School Full day care · BS11 0NJ | Not yet inspected |
| 99 | Champions Fun Learning Centre Full day care · BS4 5PF | Not yet inspected |
| 100 | Cleo's Caring Corner Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 32 places · BS2 9RU | Not yet inspected |
| 101 | Elizabeth's Breakfast Club Sessional day care · BS9 3UU | Not yet inspected |
| 102 | General Anders Polish Saturday School Sessional day care · BS5 9JH | Not yet inspected |
| 103 | Greenhouse Learning Sessional day care · BS7 8BN | Not yet inspected |
| 104 | Hotwells Children's House Sessional day care · 24 places · BS8 4ND | Not yet inspected |
| 105 | Kids Planet St Andrews Park Full day care · 60 places · BS6 5BT | Not yet inspected |
| 106 | Little Foxes Forest School Sessional day care · 71 places · BS7 9TD | Not yet inspected |
| 107 | Little Foxes Forest School Westbury Sessional day care · 50 places · BS9 3ET | Not yet inspected |
| 108 | My Ohana IKEA Bristol Sessional day care · BS5 6XX | Not yet inspected |
| 109 | Shine Sessional day care · BS9 4DT | Not yet inspected |
| 110 | Shine at Elmlea Juniors Full day care · 90 places · BS9 3UF | Not yet inspected |
| 111 | The Hive Preschool and Early Years Sessional day care · 33 places · BS14 0XA | Not yet inspected |
| 112 | The Outdoors Project Bristol @ Horfield Common Sessional day care · BS6 7YL | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Bristol?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in South West, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Part-time, 25 hours a week
£181 a week
without funded hours (England £189)
Full-time, 50 hours a week
£145 a week
after 30 funded hours (England £149)
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Bristol?
Of 112 nurseries and pre-schools in Bristol, 15 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Muddy Boots Day Nursery, Hamilton Pre-School, St Bonaventures Pre School.
How much does nursery cost in Bristol?
In South West, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £181 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Bristol?
112 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 96 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Clifton · Easton · Knowle · Westbury · Bishopston · Broom Hill · Southville · Two Mile Hill · Westbury-on-Trym
Neighbourhoods
Ashton · Barton Hill · Bedminster · Bishopston · Bishopsworth · Brislington · Broom Hill · City Centre & Harbourside · Clifton East · Clifton Village · Cotham · Crews Hole · Hartcliffe · Headley Park · Henbury & Brentry · Hengrove · Henleaze · Highridge · Horfield · Hotwells
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.