Full-day nursery in Tyndall's Park, Bristol
Bristol University Day Nursery
34 St. Michaels Park, Kingsdown, Bristol, BS2 8BW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 1992Reference 106918Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
34 St. Michaels Park, Kingsdown, Bristol, BS2 8BW · More nurseries in BS2
Stations
- Clifton Down13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Redland15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Montpelier20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Myrtle Road, Tyndall Avenue and The Hawthorns.
Parks and playgrounds
- Royal Fort Garden2 min walk
- Kingsdown Park5 min walk
- Berkeley Square9 min walk
- St James' Park10 min walk
- King Square10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bristol there are about 3.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bristol University Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 34 St. Michaels Park, Kingsdown, Bristol, BS2 8BW, in Tyndall's Park, Bristol. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol University Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bristol Grammar School ages 4–18 0.2 miles
- Willow Park CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Cotham Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Cathedral Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Clifton High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bristol University Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bristol University Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bristol University Day Nursery take?
Bristol University Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bristol University Day Nursery?
Clifton Down is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bristol University Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 927 6077 and visit www.bristol.ac.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 106918 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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