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Toybox Day Nursery in Bristol

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
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4.9(17 parent reviews) ·11 The Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, BS9 4LD · Bristol
Number of places
39 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Bristol

About this day nursery

Toybox Day Nursery in Bristol offers a nurturing "home from home" environment for children, conveniently located near the city centre. The nursery is dedicated to providing personalised care and education, understanding that each child is unique.

Their approach focuses on making learning a fun and adventurous journey through exploration, sensory play, and social interaction, respecting both friends and toys. The curriculum incorporates learning about the wider world by celebrating various special days and religious festivals throughout the year.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on open communication with parents, viewing it as a vital partnership in a child's care, education, and social development. They pride themselves on a dedicated, enthusiastic, and highly qualified team, with all 13 staff members holding at least a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.

Healthy and nutritious meals, prepared by Early Years Catering, are provided daily, accommodating all dietary and religious requirements.

Our ethos

Toybox Day Nursery's approach focuses on making learning a fun and adventurous journey through exploration, sensory play, and social interaction, respecting both friends and toys. They are dedicated to providing personalised care and education, understanding that each child is unique and that open communication with parents is a vital partnership.

What it's like

Children have fun and settle quickly into activities of their choice. The manager and staff provide a caring, nurturing environment and encourage children to follow their own interests to learn. Staff motivate children's curiosity to explore the world around them by providing opportunities for them to explore and discover.

Home from home environmentLearning through playQualified staffHealthy meals

Pricing & funding

Charges include a non-refundable registration fee and a refundable deposit, both of which are waived for funded-only sessions. Sibling discounts are available, and late pick-up fees apply.

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

  • Deposit is returned in the first month's invoice, but is non-refundable if the place is not taken up.
  • No deposit or registration fee is charged for funded-only places.
  • A 5% sibling discount is applied to the older sibling's rate.
  • Late fees are charged for every 15 minutes (or part thereof) that a parent is late.

Key facts

Food

Meals provided by Early Years Catering, with mid-morning drinks and snacks, cooked two-course hot lunch, mid-afternoon drink and snacks, and high tea. Caters for dietary and religious requirements.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round excluding Bank Holidays.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Staff

13

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Toybox Day Nursery

Last inspected 2 September 2022 · Verrity Simons

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 have fun and settle quickly into activities of their choice. The manager and staff provide a caring, nurturing environment and encourage children to follow their own interests to learn. Staff motivate children's curiosity to explore the world around them by providing opportunities for them to explore and discover.

Inspector highlights

  • The director and manager are passionate about creating a 'family' atmosphere.
  • Parents feel the staff are caring and knowledgeable.
  • Staff use children's interests to develop their understanding of the world.
  • Children learn about nature and living things using natural resources.
  • Staff talk and respond to children as they play, joining in with role play and developing their language and imagination.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff organise changes in the routine so that children understand what to do
  • 2make sure staff build on what children can do and plan for what children need to learn next.
Inspection #10235532 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They set and use targets to monitor and share progress with parents and work in partnership with external agencies, such as health visitors and speech and language therapists.

Outdoor space

The staff organise the large outdoor garden space to promote different areas of learning. They provide opportunities for all children to develop their physical skills, balancing on beams, climbing and being creative with natural materials. Outdoor staff also read children stories using props.

Parent Reviews of Toybox Day Nursery

4.9
(17)
Becky Lees
8 months ago

After 9 years of all three of our children attending Toybox Day Nursery in Henleaze, I cannot recommend it enough as a safe, nurturing and friendly place for pre-school children to develop in. It really has been a home from home. Sarah, the nursery’s manager has done a particularly fantastic job of creating a lovely environment - whether working on upgrades to facilities or the property, or maintaining a brilliant team of key workers and assistants, there is just the right balance between focus on high standards and on letting children roam, explore and get messy, as they should! Trips out are a regular thing - whether to the park or to the local nursing home and 100% is put into recognising and celebrating all events in the calendar, from Christmas to Diwali! Our babysitters have always been Toybox employees and have shown such interest and enthusiasm for the children, even when they’re being hard work! Feedback is regularly asked for and promptly acted upon. The nursery’s support with transition to school for all three has been above and beyond! Toybox, we can’t thank you enough and as a family will all miss you very much!

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T K
2 years ago

A fantastic day nursery. My son has attended for the past 1.5years and he loved going everyday. The environment that the staff has provided has been instrumental in influencing his love for the outdoors and hands-on skills! Happy to recommend to any family considering day-care for their kids.

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Eve Pallent
3 years ago

Such a lovely nursery, has really been great to see my daughters confidence grow so much since she has been at toybox. She loves all of the activities they do, especially the regular trips out to the park and the local church. She particularly enjoyed going to the fruit and veg shop and making smoothies back at toybox. Thank you to all of the staff who put in so much effort to keep the activities so varied and enjoy for the kids!

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Kate Walsgrove
3 years ago

The staff at this nursery are outstanding, I can't fault them. Whenever I pick up my son he always has a smile on his face and seems so happy at the end of every day. The nursery is well run and organised and if I ever need to speak to the staff they always have time for me. Really happy with this choice of nursery.

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Rees Nicola
4 years ago

Our daughter started at Toybox in March 2021, at the age of 1. Given the limited contact she had experienced during the first year of her life, I was really concerned about how she would deal with nursery. I had absolutely nothing to worry about with Toybox, the staff are so friendly and welcoming, and they treat every child as an individual. This approach has meant my daughter adapted to nursery so quickly and now runs in every morning. Since being at Toybox, her development and social skills have come along no end, each week she surprises us with new things she has learnt. The thought of dropping off your child with someone else is never easy, but from day one, I have never had any reservations about Toybox, and would recommend it to anyone.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2011

  • September 2022Good
  • January 2017Good
  • April 2014Good
  • April 2013Good
  • October 2011Good

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