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Bertie's Nursery in Bristol

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·The Downs School, Charlton Drive, Bristol, BS48 1PF · North Somerset
Number of places
83 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
North Somerset

About this day nursery

Bertie's Nursery, situated in the picturesque grounds of the former Tyntesfield Estate, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 6 months to school entry. The nursery prides itself on fostering curiosity, creativity, and confidence through a holistic approach that supports emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development.

With a dedicated team, Bertie's aims to create joyful early learning experiences, emphasising exploration, play, and connecting with nature. The curriculum is built around 12 key goals, encouraging children to become confident, independent individuals, emotionally aware, and effective communicators.

They are also nurtured to be imaginative storytellers, enthusiastic readers, purposeful builders, and inquisitive explorers of the world. Bertie's is committed to preparing children for their transition to school with a strong sense of self and a love for learning, all within a safe and supportive community.

Our ethos

Bertie's Nursery fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence through a holistic approach supporting all areas of development. They emphasise exploration, play, and connecting with nature to create joyful learning experiences, aiming to nurture children into confident, independent, emotionally aware, and communicative individuals ready for school.

What it's like

Staff are kind, gentle and reassuring with the children, so they are emotionally secure, happy and confident. There is an ambitious curriculum, and staff make good use of their observations and assessments. Leaders and staff provide an inclusive environment, in which children have fun learning.

Forest School on siteLocated on former Tyntesfield EstateAll-year-round openingStrong community focus

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
  • Morning Session (Term Time Non-Funded, 6 months-2 years)£23.00 / session
  • Morning Session (Holiday Period, 6 months-2 years)£16.75 / session
  • Lunchtime Session (Term Time Non-Funded, 6 months-2 years)£23.00 / session
  • Lunchtime Session (Holiday Period, 6 months-2 years)£16.75 / session
  • Afternoon Session (Term Time Non-Funded, 6 months-2 years)£25.00 / session

Key facts

Waitlist

Currently full, not accepting new applications, interested families can contact to be notified when waiting lists reopen.

Opening hours

Standard Day: 8.30am - 4.30pm, with options for early drop off from 7.30am and late pick-up until 6.00pm.

Age range

6 months to school entry age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bertie's Nursery

Last inspected 28 May 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff are kind, gentle and reassuring with the children, so they are emotionally secure, happy and confident. There is an ambitious curriculum, and staff make good use of their observations and assessments. Leaders and staff provide an inclusive environment, in which children have fun learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are active learners and have daily opportunities to be outdoors.
  • Leaders and staff provide an inclusive environment, in which children have fun learning.
  • Children have good opportunities to become independent learners.
  • Children are confident communicators.
  • Children gain a positive sense of themselves and other people's differences.

Areas to develop

  • 1focus staff's development on extending awareness of helping quieter children to engage in discussions
  • 2develop consistent ways to share children's next stages of development with all parents to extend children's learning at home further.
Inspection #10398052 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment positively on how well staff work with them, such as over children's sleeping routines or changes in diet.

Parents confirm how well staff share information on the extensive range of activities and their children's care.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders ensure that they deploy those responsible for supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively to ensure that all children make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children are active learners and have daily opportunities to be outdoors. For example, toddlers use safe climbing equipment to extend their mobility and coordination.

Parent Reviews of Bertie's Nursery

5.0
(2)

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Inspection history

Date: October 2019

  • May 2025Good
  • October 2019Good

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