--- title: "Orchard Lea Nursery, Bristol | Ofsted: Good | Reviews" url: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/orchard-lea-nursery-limited-bs15-1dx-ey375497 description: "Orchard Lea Nursery in Bristol — rated Good by Ofsted and 4.6/5 from 11 reviews. See fees, opening hours, photos and contact details. Compare nearby nurseries." lang: en-GB --- Nursery Advice: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/ Claim Your Nursery: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/claim # Orchard Lea Nursery Ofsted: Good (Sept 2025) · 4.6 (11 Google reviews) · Orchard Lea Day Nursery, 156a Burchells Green Road, BRISTOL, BS15 1DX · Bristol Number of places 78 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Sept 2025 Local authority Bristol ## About this day nursery Orchard Lea Nursery in Bristol provides care for children aged from birth to four years. The setting is open all year round, with operating hours of 7:30 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays. An Ofsted inspection in September 2025 rated the day nursery as Good overall. The inspector reported that children enjoy their time in a friendly and supportive setting. Staff get to know each child and their family through home visits, and children form strong bonds with their key person. The curriculum is broad and sequenced, with a focus on supporting babies and toddlers and preparing older children for school. Children take part in indoor and outdoor activities, which include digging for 'dinosaur bones' in the garden and going on local walks to learn about road safety. Parents commented that staff are welcoming and caring. What it's like Children enjoy their time at this friendly and supportive setting. Staff take the time to get to know each child and their family. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour, and children listen to staff and follow clear and consistent routines. Children build strong bonds with their key person and feel safe and settled as they freely explore their environment. Friendly environment Good behaviour Strong parent partnership Engaging activities Effective safeguarding ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted Tax-Free Childcare ## Key facts Opening hours flexi_time_7_30am_6pm_all_year Term time / All Year All_year Registered with Ofsted 2008 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Orchard Lea Nursery Last inspected 29 September 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Inspector highlights - Children enjoy their time at this friendly and supportive setting. - Staff take the time to get to know each child and their family, using home visits to gather key information. - Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and children follow clear and consistent routines. - Leaders have developed a broad and sequenced curriculum with a strong focus on supporting babies and toddlers, and preparing older children for school. - Staff deliver the curriculum well, offering a wide range of motivating and exciting opportunities. - Children build strong bonds with their key person. - Staff use effective monitoring and assessment processes to ensure continuous progress and swiftly identify any gaps. - Staff work with parents and professionals to put strategies and support in place to help children achieve their next steps, fostering an inclusive approach. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture. - Leaders are reflective, passionate, and committed to continuously improving what they offer children and their families. Areas to develop - 1 Ensure staff working with babies and young children have a secure understanding of how to fully develop their emerging language and communication skills. - 2 Support staff to use effective questioning and detailed explanations to extend older children's learning. - 3 Strengthen supervision processes to identify staff development areas and provide targeted training. Inspection #10417437 · Source: Ofsted View full Ofsted report (https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50290450) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Children benefit from a wide range of motivating and exciting opportunities both indoors and outdoors. They use rakes and spades to pretend to dig for dinosaur bones in the garden. They also go on walks around the local area to learn about road safety. ## Google Reviews of Orchard Lea Nursery 4.6 (11 Google reviews) Ali Cat Olaru a year ago Our daughter attended this nursery for almost 2 years now. She absolutely loves it here, and it's wonderful to see how happy and settled she is every day. The staff are incredibly kind, caring, and attentive, always going the extra mile to ensure the children feel safe and supported. Communication with the nursery has always been excellent, and they keep us well informed about our daughter's progress and any updates. We feel confident knowing she's in such good hands. Highly recommend! Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNudjU3VXBBRRAB!2m1!1s0x48718fbfc18cd785:0xb071b739caef46f7) Teodora Aldridge a year ago I would thoroughly recommend Orchard Lea. Our son had a fantastic time there, they helped him build his confidence, social skills, and so much more. The nursery has a big garden with a lot on offer, they also have a very bright and welcoming inside space. There are plenty of resources, and the staff are setting up wonderful and varuious activities every day- lots of nature, sensory, role play activities. They have yoga lessons and go to forest school trips out of nursery. The staff decorates the nursery for every festival really nicely, and they really go for the celebrations, costumes and all. It is really sweet :) We are very grateful for all Orchard lea have done for our son. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNQdkszWkxREAE!2m1!1s0x48718fbfc18cd785:0xb071b739caef46f7) Dave Bain 2 years ago We deeply appreciate the kind and caring work that Orchard Lea Nursery provided and continue to provide for our children. They are attentive and caring. From the moment our first child started there, we felt they were in safe hands. The detailed updates, both in-person and via the phone app are reassuring and insightful. The staff note down development and regularly update us on how our children are getting on. Highly recommend. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURaaGQyalJ3EAE!2m1!1s0x48718fbfc18cd785:0xb071b739caef46f7) Joana Abreu Jackson 4 years ago Our daughter attended for 2 years and had a wonderful time. The outdoor space is great, the communication with us as parents was good, the meals were really varied and nutritious (it's been disappointing seeing school menus now!) but what made the experience so good for our daughter (and gave us peace of mind) were the key workers. There is a good number per group of children and they went above and beyond to make it a fun and warm experience for the kids - every day. They were so friendly. It's clear there's a really good culture there. Thanks all. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURHOE9uMFl3EAE!2m1!1s0x48718fbfc18cd785:0xb071b739caef46f7) Ashley 3 years ago My 2 children attended Orchard Lea. It was a fabulous nursery that enabled them to thrive and develop. In addition to the nursery site, the children would attend forest school and go on trips to other places such as the library. The staff were great. They took such an interest in all the children and parents/carers could get detailed feedback of their child's day at collection time. The nursery also use an online journal for tracking children's development and detailing activities and events, which is very helpful. Overall, the children loved their time there and I highly recommend it. Read on Google (https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUMtMWJmNG53RRAB!2m1!1s0x48718fbfc18cd785:0xb071b739caef46f7) Reviews from Google for Orchard Lea Nursery. See all on Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/?cid=12714144681889318647&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Date: April 2009 - September 2025 Good - August 2021 Good - February 2015 Outstanding - September 2013 Good - April 2009 Good ## Frequently asked about Orchard Lea Nursery ### What is the address of Orchard Lea Nursery? ### What outdoor space does Orchard Lea Nursery have? ## Nearby day nurseries in BRISTOL Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Orchard Lea Nursery. - Ofsted: Good 0.2 mi ### Mama Bear's Day Nursery Bristol · BS5 7RJ 4.6(5 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/mama-bear-s-day-nursery-bs5-7rj-2537802 - Ofsted: Good 0.2 mi ### Mama Bear's Day Nursery Bristol · BS5 7RW 4.6(5 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/mama-bear-s-day-nursery-bs5-7rw-2537803 - Ofsted: Outstanding 0.4 mi ### Rozey Days Montessori Bristol · BS16 3PL 4.4(7 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/rozey-days-montessori-ltd-bs16-3pl-ey542396 - Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Partou Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Pre-School Bristol · BS5 7UB 4.5(11 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/partou-stepping-stones-day-nursery-pre-school-bs5-7ub-ey392108 - Ofsted: Good 0.5 mi ### The Rocking Horse Day Nursery Bristol · BS15 8AF 4.8(10 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/the-rocking-horse-day-nursery-bs15-8af-ey547075 - Ofsted: Good 0.6 mi ### Hillside Day Nursery Bristol · BS15 8DB 4.7(29 Google reviews) https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/hillside-day-nursery-bs15-8db-ey461545 See all nurseries in BRISTOL →: https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?q=BRISTOL ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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