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RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood # RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024) · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH · South Gloucestershire Number of places 114 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Feb 2024 Local authority South Gloucestershire About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery RAFAKidz Abbey Wood provides a warm and nurturing environment for children from birth to five years old. Situated in Bristol, this nursery focuses on early years education and development, catering to both military and local families. The curriculum is designed to encourage exploration, creativity, and learning through play, fostering essential skills in a stimulating setting. The nursery emphasises strong partnerships with parents, ensuring open communication and collaboration in each child's learning journey. With a dedicated team of educators, RAFAKidz Abbey Wood strives to create a supportive and engaging atmosphere where every child can thrive and reach their full potential. They aim to make childcare accessible by offering detailed information and support regarding various government funding options, helping families manage the costs of high-quality early education. Our ethos The curriculum is designed to encourage exploration, creativity, and learning through play, fostering essential skills in a stimulating setting. They emphasise strong partnerships with parents. What it's like Children receive lots of attention and caring support from staff and enjoy being at the nursery. Managers and staff link their curriculum and stimulating environment carefully to children's learning needs and interests. Children show positive attitudes to learning, make good progress, and develop their emotional and social skills very well. Supports military families Focus on early years education Play-based learning Strong parent partnerships ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds Tax-Free Childcare Pricing on request This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability. ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. Term time / All Year All Year ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood Inspection date Feb 2024 Inspection no. 10333416 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50242559)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2775692) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=rafa-kidz-abbey-wood-bs34-8jh-2775692) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood Last inspected 21 February 2024 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children receive lots of attention and caring support from staff and enjoy being at the nursery. Managers and staff link their curriculum and stimulating environment carefully to children's learning needs and interests. Children show positive attitudes to learning, make good progress, and develop their emotional and social skills very well. Inspector highlights - Children receive lots of attention and caring support from staff. - Managers and staff link their curriculum and stimulating environment carefully to children's learning needs and interests. - Children develop a love of books and can borrow them from the nursery's lending library. - Partnerships with parents are strong, and they receive daily updates on the electronic communication app. - Managers show commendable commitment to providing the best they can for children and their families, offering highly relevant support to families with military links. Areas to develop - 1 enhance adult-led activities and routines, ensuring that children in all age groups are consistently motivated, engaged and challenged - 2 help staff to evaluate their practice more fully and implement high-quality teaching and support throughout the nursery. Inspection #10333416 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50242559) ## What parents say Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection > Parents comment very positively on how the new room for the youngest babies offers a wonderfully intimate and cosy environment to introduce babies to nursery life. > They say that staff share so much with them. > They also value the guidance and tips staff offer to help them support children's learning at home. Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) progress their skills through their key person's targeted tasks and sensitive support. Staff work closely with parents, the SEND lead for the nursery and outside professionals to ensure children can all reach their potential. Staff use picture prompts for children with SEND to help their understanding and emerging communication. Outdoor space Toddlers perfect their climbing skills outside. Staff allow them time to test out their ideas and achieve their goals. The inspectors viewed all areas, including outside, and discussed with the managers how these areas are used. ## Parent Reviews of RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUJpJc4FWPevU1ED8J_o-mD546VoD_coDWz0Xqcpw5X4UcxHz9r7A=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) L McGregor a month ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2taQ1ZucFRTblZ6T0V0WVJWRklkbk5QYWxWNlQxRRAB!2m1!1s0x4871910034fee0f1:0x818277da8817fb5b) Reviews from Google for RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9332153158334937947&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Most recent inspection 21 February 2024 Good Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published. 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