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Kids Planet Shortwood Lodge

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
·Kids Planet Day Nursery, Carsons Road, Bristol, BS16 9LW · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
118 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

30am to 6pm, caring for children aged 0-4 years. Established in 2025, the nursery received a ‘Good’ rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 27th August 2025.

Staff at Kids Planet Shortwood Lodge create a calm and welcoming environment, fostering strong bonds with children and providing consistent emotional support. Parents describe the nursery as warm, responsive and emotionally supportive, highlighting that staff know their children well and communicate clearly.

The nursery prioritises communication and language development through rich language spaces, stories, and conversations. Babies learn to name objects and enjoy familiar rhymes, while older children clap syllables and play sound-matching games.

For children with speech delays, the team provides repetition, prompts, and gentle encouragement. Mathematics is integrated into everyday interactions, encouraging children to explore concepts of size, quantity, and problem-solving through activities like filling containers during water play or counting bricks in construction.

Children benefit from regular outdoor play, nature walks and enrichment activities such as gardening and sports coaching. They go on walks to fields for physical sessions and engage in climbing, obstacle courses and movement games to support coordination and strength.

Even babies are encouraged to squeeze sponges and pull themselves up on equipment, and young children explore play dough and make marks with spice-infused paint to support physical confidence, sensory exploration and early writing skills. The staff team also works to create a sense of community, supporting families through transitions with home learning packs, lending resources and practical assistance.

What it's like

Staff at Kids Planet Shortwood Lodge create a calm and welcoming environment, fostering strong bonds with children and providing consistent emotional support. They prioritise communication and language development through rich language spaces, stories, and conversations. The curriculum also integrates mathematics into everyday interactions, encouraging children to explore concepts of size, quantity, and problem-solving.

Strong bonds with childrenCalm and welcoming environmentFocus on communication and languageMathematics integrated into playRegular outdoor learningSupport for speech delays

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2025

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Shortwood Lodge

Last inspected 27 August 2025 · Louise Phillips

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 at Kids Planet Shortwood Lodge create a calm and welcoming environment, fostering strong bonds with children and providing consistent emotional support. They prioritise communication and language development through rich language spaces, stories, and conversations. The curriculum also integrates mathematics into everyday interactions, encouraging children to explore concepts of size, quantity, and problem-solving.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff form strong bonds with children and provide a calm, welcoming and secure environment.
  • Staff have clear expectations for children's learning, focusing on communication and language development.
  • Mathematics is woven through everyday interactions and the wider curriculum, building numeracy and problem-solving skills.
  • The staff team works hard to create a sense of community, supporting families through transitions and offering practical help and resources.
  • Children benefit from regular outdoor play, nature walks, and enrichment activities that support physical confidence, sensory exploration, and early writing skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to recognise children who are quieter, to help these children to enhance their confidence and social skills
  • 2provide increased opportunities for children to further develop their emerging independence skills, such as during daily routines.
Inspection #10391183 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents describe the nursery as warm, responsive and emotionally supportive.

Parents say staff know their children well and communicate clearly.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with speech delays receive repetition, prompts and gentle encouragement.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from regular outdoor play, nature walks and enrichment activities, such as gardening and sports coaching. They go on walks to fields and take part in physical sessions designed to raise their heart rates and build stamina. Staff introduce climbing, obstacle courses and movement games to support children's coordination and strength. Babies squeeze sponges and pull themselves up on equipment. Young children explore play dough and make marks with spice-infused paint.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

27 August 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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