Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery

Bristol, BS16 4RF

mid-range

AI Summary

Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery in Staple Hill (BS16) offers session-based childcare with options up to a 6pm full day and a recent inspection outcome indicating a solid standard of care and learning.

💡If you need full-time care, ask how often the 8:00–6:00 places are available versus shorter sessions, as session patterns can affect both cost and availability.

Good confidence(72%)

📊How This Compares

💰 Cost-2% vs avg

📅 AvailabilityPossible

✅ RatingNo data

What you'll actually pay each month

This nursery

£990 – £1,980

per month (full-time)

Bristol average

£1,342 – £1,689

per month

💡 Pricing rates

£9 per hour£180/week£780/month£270/week£450/weekfull day : £90full day £90

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Your realistic chances of getting a place

Possible

✨AI estimated

With no specific spaces information, a typical availability picture is assumed for a small-to-medium nursery in Bristol, where demand is steady year-round.

⏳ Typical wait: 6 months

Demand by age group✨AI estimated

Based on UK staffing ratios, nursery size, and local demand patterns

Baby

0-2 yrs

High demand

1:3 ratio

Toddler

2-3 yrs

Moderate

1:4 ratio

Pre-school

3-4 yrs

Available

1:8 ratio

Baby places tend to be most constrained due to staffing ratios, pressure eases in toddler rooms, and pre-school places are usually easier to secure as children move on to school settings.

✨AI Synthesised

What parents consistently praise

Positive overall parent feedback
Friendly, caring approach
Good day-to-day experience reported by families

Often suits

• Working parents needing full-day childcare (up to 6pm)
• Parents who want predictable session-based pricing
• Families looking for a local nursery in Staple Hill/BS16

May be less suited for

• Families relying on funded hours as the main way to reduce fees

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📆 Last inspected 7 February 2024

✨Our interpretation

The most recent inspection outcome indicates the nursery meets expected standards across teaching and learning, children’s behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. For parents, this typically translates into a well-run setting with consistent routines and age-appropriate activities. It’s still worth asking how the nursery supports settling-in and communicates daily progress, as these are the areas families feel most day-to-day.

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✨AI-generatedfrom public information

Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery is a day nursery in Staple Hill, Bristol (BS16 4RF) offering sessional and full-day childcare. Published pricing includes half-day sessions and full-day options from 8:00am through to 6:00pm, with extra hours charged separately. The setting is positioned for families who want clear session choices and longer-day coverage for working patterns.

23 Gladstone Street

Bristol, BS16 4RF

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