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Stationhouse Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Oct 2022)
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4.8(12 parent reviews) ·Stationhouse Nursery, Station Road, BRISTOL, BS20 7BZ · North Somerset
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
North Somerset

About this day nursery

Stationhouse Nursery, established in 2013 and situated in Portishead, North Somerset, is highly praised for its outstanding provision for children aged 0-4 years. 30am start, the nursery operates all year round, offering a consistent and nurturing environment.

The dedicated team, which includes highly qualified staff, meticulously plans an ambitious EYFS curriculum that sequences learning from infancy through to school, ensuring children become highly curious, independent, and confident learners. The nursery excels in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those learning English as an additional language, fostering inclusion and strong relationships.

Children benefit from extensive outdoor learning opportunities, including visits to the harbour, beach, and local shops, alongside well-being initiatives like healthy, home-cooked meals with reduced sugar content. Parents consistently commend the highly positive impact of the brilliant, nurturing, and knowledgeable staff on their children's rapid development and the effectiveness of the key person system.

What it's like

Staff plan an exciting environment that sparks children's interests and ignites their motivation. Children become extremely inquisitive and engrossed in their learning. Staff engage children of all ages in developing excellent language and communication skills. They provide skilful support to enable all children to make choices and have their voices heard. They rapidly pick up on nonverbal communication and work extremely well with parents to meet children's needs highly successfully.

Exciting environmentInquisitive learnersExcellent language skillsAmbitious curriculumDedicated staff teamOutdoor opportunities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

each weekday from 8am to 6pm, with a 7.30am early start depending on demand

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Stationhouse Nursery

Last inspected 20 October 2022

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Staff plan an exciting environment that sparks children's interests and ignites their motivation. Children become extremely inquisitive and engrossed in their learning. Staff engage children of all ages in developing excellent language and communication skills. They provide skilful support to enable all children to make choices and have their voices heard. They rapidly pick up on nonverbal communication and work extremely well with parents to meet children's needs highly successfully.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff plan an exciting environment that sparks children's interests and ignites their motivation. Children become extremely inquisitive and engrossed in their learning.
  • Staff engage children of all ages in developing excellent language and communication skills.
  • Staff are continually providing skilful support to enable all children to make choices and have their voices heard.
  • Managers and staff lead a highly passionate and dedicated staff team, prioritising their welfare and providing successful guidance.
  • Staff have excellent opportunities to extend their knowledge and skills, with several working towards higher qualifications and specialist training.
  • The management team involves the whole staff in planning an ambitious curriculum, meticulously sequencing children's learning from babies through to school.
Inspection #10236092 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use highly successful strategies to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, empowering them to be included in all aspects of nursery life and ensuring they develop highly positive relationships.

Outdoor space

Children have outstanding opportunities to be outdoors and develop healthy practices. They enjoy home cooked nutritional meals, and after a visit from the dental nurse, the chef revised the menus to cut the sugar content even further. Since the pandemic, they have reinstated their many and varied outings for children in the community, such as visits to the harbour, the beach and shops. They provide a wealth of real experiences to broaden children's learning even more extensively.

EAL / language support

Staff use highly successful strategies to support children who are learning English as an additional language, empowering them to be included in all aspects of nursery life and ensuring they develop highly positive relationships.

Parent Reviews of Stationhouse Nursery

4.8
(12)
Pippa Hale
10 months ago

I cannot recommend this Nursery enough!! What a wonderful, beautiful, happy place full of the best staff we absolutely love having our daughter here. Our little girl has been coming to the nursery since April 2024 and she absolutely loves it. She loves turning up seeing her friends and her lovely person Nicola! Nicola is so wonderful to our little girl, they have such a beautiful bond our little girls face lights up when Nic answers the door it's adorable. The staff are giving our daughter the best start with all the learning, good healthy foods and play time, I have zero complaints. It's so nice to pick our girl up and see how much she's learnt that day, the observations always make us smile to see how much she is loving her day there. There are so many fun activities that the children do at the nursery the pictures we are sent are amazing. Again, just want to say a big thank you to everyone at the nursery for making our little girl so happy and looking after her in the best way possible.

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Lucy Elena
2 years ago

A fantastic, caring and outstanding nursery that we have had the pleasure of sending our daughter to for the last year in the baby room. The children all seem to have so much fun there! The staff are so warm and exceptional. There's always such a lovely welcome. The environment is well thought out and they have a rich range of activities . They are always great during handover to include the children and not talk as if they aren't there. Communication has always been great and staff work to create excellent links between nursery and home. It has been so lovely watching our child grow so much confidence at SH this year. They have given our child the best start. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to other families. Thank you for everything ❤️

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Katie Ridout
10 years ago

We have been very pleased with our daughters care at station house nursery. It was a relief the day that she started here after having a poor experience at another nursery. The environment and staff are wonderful as are the activities available to the children there. Wouldn't hesitate in recommending it to others.

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Oh So Kel
7 years ago

My two daughters have between them spent 7 years at Stationhouse Nursery and I can't recommend them enough. It's more than a nursery, it's a family, where the staff truly care about each individual child and where they get nurtured. The facilities are always being upgraded, the staff are always being trained on new things and the communication is excellent. If I could select more stars, I would!

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Laura McNeil
3 years ago

My daughter attended here before starting pre school and I can't explain the comfort this nursery gave me as soon as she started compared to another nursery in the area that my children had previously gone to. I had had nothing to compare the previous nursery too but something just didn't feel right. The first day we started my youngest at this nursery it all felt right. The staff are brilliant and have given my daughter the best start, thank you.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2013

  • October 2022Outstanding
  • October 2016Outstanding
  • November 2013Good

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