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Purple Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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4.2(20 parent reviews)
·223 Passage Road, BRISTOL, BS10 7DL · Bristol
Number of places
50 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Bristol

About this day nursery

Purple Childcare in Bristol, BS10 7DL, is an inclusive nursery dedicated to providing a broad, inspiring, and balanced curriculum for all children. They aim to create an environment where children feel safe, secure, and grow in self-esteem.

The nursery fosters respect for oneself, others, and the environment, encouraging the development of independence and friendships. Purple Childcare strives to cultivate motivated, enthusiastic, and reflective learners through play-based activities that follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

The nursery offers a variety of engaging weekly activities including Spanish lessons, football, yoga, and woodworking. With great facilities, including a large garden and age-appropriate rooms, children have ample opportunities to explore and have fun.

The nursery prides itself on its experienced and qualified staff, with most being 25 and over, ensuring excellence in teaching. Meals are provided by Early Years Catering, offering organic and nutritionally balanced options.

Flexible sessions are available, with breakfast and tea clubs offered in 30-minute increments to accommodate various childcare needs. The nursery accepts government funding for eligible children, fostering accessibility for families in the community.

Our ethos

Purple Childcare Bristol is an inclusive nursery where everyone is made to feel welcome. We strive to provide a broad, inspiring and balanced curriculum for all children. We aim to make our nursery a place where children will: Feel safe and secure. Respect themselves, others and the environment. Develop independence and make friends learn. Become motivated, excited, enthusiastic, reflective learners. Grow in self esteem. Our inclusive ethos aims to encourage all children to be actively involved in their own learning. This involves valuing all children and staff equally and reducing barriers to learning and participation.

What it's like

Children separate from their parents with ease and are welcomed by friendly staff. They show high levels of confidence and are eager to engage in conversations. Staff plan a broad curriculum and know their key children well, checking their understanding as they play.

Inclusive nurseryEYFS curriculumPlay-based learningOrganic mealsExperienced staff

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age bands for Baby, Toddler, and Preschool rooms, based on a standard day session of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Additional Breakfast and Tea club sessions are available in 30-minute increments. Fees include food, snacks, and nappies, but exclude specific baby milk.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees include all food, snacks, and nappies.
  • Specific milk for babies is not included in the fee.
  • Breakfast Club and Tea Club are charged in 30-minute sessions.

Key facts

Food

All food, snacks and nappies (aside from specific milk for babies) are included in the price. Food is provided by Early Young Catering and is organic and nutritionally balanced.

Opening hours

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day, Breakfast club, Tea club

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Purple Childcare

Last inspected 29 August 2024

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

Children separate from their parents with ease and are welcomed by friendly staff. They show high levels of confidence and are eager to engage in conversations. Staff plan a broad curriculum and know their key children well, checking their understanding as they play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children separate from their parents with ease and show high levels of confidence when interacting with staff.
  • Staff plan a broad curriculum that promotes children's communication, well-being and excitement to learn.
  • Children's behaviour is good; they listen to instructions, follow boundaries, and show respect for staff and each other.
  • Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills in indoor and outdoor spaces.
  • Staff promote children's language skills well by singing, reading stories, and incorporating signing.

Areas to develop

  • 1Support staff to recognise when younger children can attempt to do things more for themselves, to extend their developing independence skills further.
  • 2Provide additional challenges for the older and most-able children to extend their learning further.
Inspection #10362762 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents communicate that staff are friendly, helpful and willing to assist.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children are eager to choose from the array of activities on offer both inside and out. They have access to indoor and outdoor spaces where they can move in different ways, enjoying climbing and balancing on climbing frames and slides.

Parent Reviews of Purple Childcare

4.2
(20)
Siobhan Chard
8 months ago

Awful nursery had to take my child out of here on a second settling session, its untidy, no safety on doors and was overcrowded, they struggled helping my child came and got me after 10 minutes during a settling session when back to the room to.find my child crying and looked terrified no staff was helpful at all. Definetly do not recommend!

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missperkey
4 years ago

My daughter has been coming to Purple Child Care since June 2021 and she absolutely loves it! This is a one-of-a-kind little place that any child would be lucky to get into. The staff are unbelievably professional friendly cannot fault them in any way shape or form. It’s like leaving my child with friends! Communication from the nursery has been absolutely wonderful over these hard times I’ve always been kept well informed and never left in the dark. I always feel super confident leaving my child knowing that she is going to have a brilliant time. The nursery supply good nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day which my daughter really seems to enjoy! They have a wonderful large outdoor area they can play in with plenty of toys when it’s nice out (my daughters favourite) 100% recommend this nursery for anyone looking to put any child at any age into nursery, is a safe warm inviting area for your child to run around have a fantastic time meeting new friends learning new things with absolutely wonderful staff. Wish I could stay myself!!!!

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Rhiannon Joshua
4 years ago

My autistic son has been going to this nursery since October last year after we moved to Bristol. ALL the staff (especially the manager) have gone above and beyond to make him feel safe, comfortable and happy. He now can communicate with his peers and enjoys participating in group activities. The staff are always happy to see him and welcome him every morning and he loves being there. As they prepare my son for primary school, the manager has also helped in every way she can to support me with his transition. I highly recommend this nursery and the staff to everyone looking for a trusted place to help the development of your children.

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James Davenport
6 years ago

Purple Childcare is a fantastic nursery that we could not recommend highly enough. As soon as we viewed the nursery it was clear this was the place to send out daughter - all the staff were engaging and friendly and most importantly it was obvious the children were well cared for, stimulated and having lots of fun. Over the past year our first impressions have been proved absolutely correct and our daughter has flourished here. She looks forward to going each day and they have a great garden which they are always playing in but what makes purple Childcare so special is the staff. They all know my daughter so well and the way they talk to her and interact with her clearly show this, the feedback and updates we get also show how much they care and understand what she likes and what she needs.

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Kaido Kaal
4 years ago

A very welcoming place, Felicity and her team have always made us feel confident that our children are very well looked after and have a lovely start to their lives. We're so delighted with the amazing care that our children have received and continue to receive from PURPLE childcare. Even now that our two oldest have started reception and primary school at Blaise they often talk about their happy memories and friends that they made whilst at Purple Childcare. High praise indeed. Our youngest was born during the pandemic and didn't get many cuddles outside of her parents and since starting at Purple she has really blossomed to a happy, playful and confident toddler. Thank you Purple Childcare and your wonderful team.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2019

  • August 2024Good
  • February 2019Good

Frequently asked about Purple Childcare

About the setting

Purple Childcare registered in 2016, and it is a privately owned nursery. It opens all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm. A team of 18 staff work with the children, 12 of whom are qualified in early years to levels 2, 3 or above. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

URN
EY539244
Registered person
Purple Childcare Bristol Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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