Full-day nursery in Victoria Park, Bristol
Clifton Tots Day Nursery
Clifton Tots, 23 Richmond Hill, BRISTOL, BS8 1BA · 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 June 2014Reference EY478272Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places87 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 August 2025Food 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
Clifton Tots, 23 Richmond Hill, BRISTOL, BS8 1BA · More nurseries in BS8
Stations
- Clifton Down12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Redland22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Rooms, Sunderland Place and Students Union.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Square6 min walk
- Brandon Hill Park6 min walk
- Berkeley Square7 min walk
- Brandon Hill Bowling Green8 min walk
- Royal Fort Garden9 min walk
- Playground6 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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Clifton Tots Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Clifton Tots, 23 Richmond Hill, BRISTOL, BS8 1BA, in Victoria Park, Bristol. It is registered for 87 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Clifton Tots Ltd.
Run by Clifton Tots Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Bristol Grammar School ages 4–18 0.3 miles
- Clifton High School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Clifton College ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Willow Park CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 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
- Hotwells Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 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 Clifton Tots Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clifton Tots Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clifton Tots Day Nursery take?
Clifton Tots Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 87 children at any one time.
Who runs Clifton Tots Day Nursery?
Clifton Tots Day Nursery is run by Clifton Tots Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Clifton Tots Day Nursery?
Clifton Down is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clifton Tots Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 973 0248 and visit www.cliftontots.co.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 EY478272 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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