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Swineford Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(11 parent reviews) ·Bath Road, Swineford, Bristol, BS30 6LN · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Swineford Nursery and Preschool Ltd is a childcare setting in Bristol for children aged 0-4 years, registered with Ofsted in 2023. The nursery operates year-round, offering flexible hours from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with a breakfast club starting at 7:00 AM.

They provide a calm and welcoming environment where children are encouraged to explore and develop social skills through imaginative play and interactions with peers and staff. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, ensuring a broad range of experiences to support children's development.

Leaders and staff are committed to early identification of individual needs and work closely with families and external agencies, such as health visitors and speech and language therapists, to provide tailored support. The outdoor area is well-planned, providing daily opportunities for physical development, with older children confidently climbing and younger children enjoying ride-on toys in the garden.

Leaders also focus on continuous improvement, with plans to strengthen the pre-school room to further enhance children's independence.

Our ethos

Swineford Nursery & Preschool integrates the EYFS curriculum with the Curiosity Approach, emphasising empathy, kindness, and respect for others and the environment. They are committed to nurturing each child's unique personality and fostering life skills and self-confidence through exploration, nature interactions, and a focus on environmental responsibility.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and keen to explore a calm and welcoming nursery. Staff know children well and respond to their needs with warmth and reassurance, helping them to settle quickly and explore the environment. Children develop social skills by building friendships, creating games, and engaging in imaginative play in the mud kitchen and during pretend journeys.

Calm environmentStrong social skillsImaginative playPhysical developmentIndividualised support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

08:00am-06:00pm, with a Breakfast Club that starts at 7:00am

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Swineford Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 4 February 2026

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy and keen to explore a calm and welcoming nursery. Staff know children well and respond to their needs with warmth and reassurance, helping them to settle quickly and explore the environment. Children develop social skills by building friendships, creating games, and engaging in imaginative play in the mud kitchen and during pretend journeys.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make appropriate progress from their starting points, particularly in their communication and language.
  • Children who face barriers to their learning, such as children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well from their starting points.
  • Staff build close and nurturing relationships with children through the key-person system, responding quickly to children's cues.
  • Leaders have designed a curriculum to meet all areas of the learning and development requirements, offering a broad range of experiences.
  • Leaders ensure that children's individual needs are identified early through observation, assessment, and close communication with families and professionals.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should make sure that staff implement the personal, social and emotional curriculum more precisely for older children, focusing on developing their independence further.
Inspection #2743603 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who face barriers to their learning, such as children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well from their starting points because they access learning opportunities that reflect their needs. Leaders ensure they identify children's individual needs early and take purposeful action to reduce barriers to their learning and well-being. Leaders work with external agencies such as health visitors and speech and language therapists.

Outdoor space

Leaders prioritise children's physical development, ensuring that children have daily opportunities for exercise. Older children climb with confidence while younger children speed around the garden on ride-on toys. In the garden, children are happy to run and chase their friends and benefit from the well-planned environment.

Parent Reviews of Swineford Nursery and Preschool

4.9
(11)
Helen
a year ago

Our daughter started at Swineford nursery and pre-school in March 2024 and instantly settled. The staff are fantastic - caring, nurturing, fun and very professional. There is a lovely big outdoor garden and they spend lots of time outdoors exploring. The staff genuinely care about the children and my daughter has built a great relationship with the staff and children. She has settled much more easily than at her previous settings and loves attending. We are so happy with this nursery and the care provided.

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Karina Wudarska
a year ago

My two years old daughter is very happy with this nursery. Every day with a big smile playing with other kids. Staff is super friendly. They do a lots of activities during a session. Highly recommended for everybody !

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Samantha
a year ago

My son started here in April 2024 after previous nursery closed down. The staff have been amazing at helping/supporting him to settle in and hes done better than I expected. He loves going to nursery and seeing his friends (old and new). The staff/management team are fantastic - caring, friendly, fun and very professional. Theres a big garden with toys, bikes, cars and sandpits and lots of shade.....they even have a few visits from the neighbouring cows and ostriches and sometimes the tractor. The setting inside is always clean and tidy (until the children go wild and becomes a mess again 🤣) Communication is great and any question/queries I have are always answered. Have recommended swineford nursery to friends :)

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Dan Wattley
2 years ago

Fantastic environment. Our youngest (2) has settled in quickly and loves all the fun imaginative things set up, the outside space and toys. She has built quick strong relationships with staff. Good communication with parents. We are so pleased she has started here and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a new nursery or fresh start

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Sarah Ives
2 years ago

We’re starting in the baby room in the New Year and so far our settling in days have been brilliant. Really happy with our nursery choice and our 9 month old loves the staff and everything on offer, he very happy every time he’s there! 😊

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 February 2026

Expected standard

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

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