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Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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5.0(5 Google reviews) ·EASTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, Kilburn Street, Bristol, BS5 6AW · Bristol
Number of places
67 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Bristol

About this day nursery

Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre is a 67-place day nursery catering to children aged 6 months to 5 years. Open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm, the day nursery operates 51 weeks a year, closing only between Christmas and New Year and on major English Bank Holidays.

The facility, originally purpose-built as a nursery in 1989, has undergone full refurbishment. It features a light and airy main preschool room with a warm atmosphere, a cosy toddler room added in 2021 with its own garden access, and a calming baby room on the first floor with park views.

The building is fully accessible via a lift. Raised in Bristol is a social enterprise, reinvesting any profits into its communities.

The nursery emphasises a play-led learning approach within a nurturing environment, with a focus on nature and nutrition, preparing children for school while fostering a strong sense of local pride and community engagement.

Our ethos

Our dedicated nursery team of Early Years professionals provide a hand for your child to hold as they begin their education, and we help prepare them fully for what’s to come. We offer play-led learning in a space that prioritises a nurturing environment, focusing on nature and nutrition as your children take their first steps towards school. Our ethos and curriculum focus on supporting children to feel connected to their local area, helping them to become active and engaged citizens with a strong sense of place and local pride.

What it's like

Parents speak very positively about the nursery, finding the environment warm and welcoming with staff who know their children well. They highlight the exceptional support provided, especially for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and report clear progress in their children's development. Children benefit from positive role models and high expectations for behaviour, learning to cooperate and develop important social skills.

Play-led learningSocial enterpriseNurturing environmentCommunity focusedNature-based learning

Pricing & funding

Nursery fees are charged on an hourly basis, with rates tiered across three age bands: babies, toddlers, and preschool. Funded hours are subject to additional hourly fees to cover consumables and enhanced provision.

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)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Fees are billed hourly based on the child's age group.
  • Funded hours are subject to a consumables charge and an Enhanced Provision Contribution.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day Sessions (8 am–6 pm), Half Day Sessions (8 am–1 pm), Half Day Sessions (1 pm–6 pm)

Opening hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm

Age range

6 months - 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre

Last inspected 2 September 2025 · Chris Langdon-Casey

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Parents speak very positively about the nursery, finding the environment warm and welcoming with staff who know their children well. They highlight the exceptional support provided, especially for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and report clear progress in their children's development. Children benefit from positive role models and high expectations for behaviour, learning to cooperate and develop important social skills.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery provides a broad and ambitious curriculum that enables children to make strong progress in their learning and development.
  • Children develop good physical skills through planned activities, including visits to a nearby park, which builds resilience and confidence.
  • Staff act as positive role models, holding high expectations and creating a purposeful environment where children behave exceptionally well.
  • Routines are well established, and children take pride in contributing to the nursery and develop self-help skills and confidence.
  • Leaders place a strong emphasis on professional development and staff well-being, resulting in skilled practitioners who enrich learning experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide children with the time they need to consistently process and express their responses to questions across the nursery to extend their communication, language and thinking skills still further.
Inspection #10407564 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very positively about the nursery.

From the outset, they find the environment warm and welcoming, with staff across the provision taking time to know their children well.

Parents highlight the exceptional support provided by staff, including for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

They report clear progress in their children's development and value the tailored strategies in place.

Families describe communication as regular and purposeful.

Parents feel well supported, particularly when staff identify needs promptly through careful observation and early intervention.

They appreciate the guidance given and the practical strategies explained, which they can use at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Parents highlight the exceptional support provided by staff, including for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff identify needs promptly through careful observation and early intervention, and the introduction of simple sign language ensures all children, including those with SEND, make sustained progress.

Outdoor space

Children develop good physical skills. Leaders review the environment regularly and plan precisely for improvement. Staff take children to the nearby park to build on children's resilience and confidence through physical challenge.

Google Reviews of Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre

5.0
(5 Google reviews)
Catherine Martin
7 months ago

I would highly recommend raised in Easton to new parents looking for a setting for their little one. The staff are all very caring and they provide great enriching activities for the children in each room. The nursery has lots of opportunity for arts and creativity and outside time, especially having a playground behind the community centre. In preschool my daughter was learning phonics and mark making every day and her learning improved greatly during her time there. There is also a parents WhatsApp group too to connect with other parents and continue children’s friendships outside of the nursery. My daughter thrived in her time there and we were sad to leave when we moved to a different part of the city and the commute was no longer viable for our family.

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Jess Francis
10 months ago

Both our children have attended Raised in Easton starting in the baby room and moving to toddlers, then into pre-school. They have thrived here, made lovely friends and we have been very happy with the nursery. The staff have been brilliant and and it amazes me what creative activities they come up with each week to engage the children. It's a big bonus having the park on the doorstep of the nursery, which the children visit regularly, and 8am-6pm hours are a big bonus for working parents . We're sad to see our time at Raised in Easton time come to an end

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frey.dawg!x diggy
11 months ago

I would highly recommend Raised In for anyone going through the process of picking a nursery for their child. The staff are so accommodating to child and parents needs. They are organised, professional and thorough yet warm and inviting. They feel like family. Everything is set up perfectly for your child’s development and the standard of care is second to none. They truly care deeply about every single child that comes into their care and you leave your child there knowing they are in good, safe hands. We absolutely made the right choice with Raised In. Our daughter has come leaps and bounds since starting in September and she’s so ready to start her next step into school.

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Charlotte Akers
4 years ago

Both of our children have absolutely loved going to nursery here. We can't speak highly enough of the team and how confident we've felt leaving our children in their care. They've both blossomed from their time at nursery and have genuinely loved their time here. The baby room team were so supportive during my daughter's settling-in time, having that confidence that she was ok definitely eased the guilt of going back to work!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

13 January 2020

Good

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

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Frequently asked about Raised in Bristol at Easton Community Centre

About the setting

Raised in Bristol registered in 2018. It is a social enterprise and operates from the annex in Easton Community Centre, Bristol. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. There are 17 staff who work with the children, with six holding a qualification at level 6 and above, and seven at level 3. The nursery provides government-funded early years education for all eligible children.

URN
EY554169
Registered person
Raised In CIC
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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