Full-day nursery in Lower Soundwell, South Gloucestershire
First Friends Day Nursery
Bridge House, Bridge Road, Kingswood, BS15 4FN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 September 2013Reference EY468963Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 April 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
Bridge House, Bridge Road, Kingswood, BS15 4FN · More nurseries in BS15
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Bridge Road, Chiphouse Road and Middle Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Siston Common3 min walk
- Old Mangotsfield Station8 min walk
- Pomphrey Hill Open Space11 min walk
- Page Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 South Gloucestershire there are about 2.4 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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First Friends Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bridge House, Bridge Road, Kingswood, BS15 4FN, in Lower Soundwell, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kings' Forest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.1 miles
- The Tynings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Soundwell Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- New Horizons Learning Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Staple Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.9 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 First Friends Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Friends Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Friends Day Nursery take?
First Friends Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
How do I contact First Friends Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 957 3799 and visit www.firstfriendsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY468963 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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