Full-day nursery in Hillfields, Bristol
Mama Bear's Day Nursery
Thicket Avenue, Hillfields, Bristol, BS16 4EH · 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 July 2010Reference EY412950Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 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
Thicket Avenue, Hillfields, Bristol, BS16 4EH · More nurseries in BS16
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Quadrant West, Briar Way and Thicket Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hillfields Park1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground12 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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Mama Bear's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Thicket Avenue, Hillfields, Bristol, BS16 4EH, in Hillfields, Bristol. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 15 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Briarwood School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Minerva Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Chester Park Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Chester Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Staple Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Fishponds CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Little Hayes Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 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 Mama Bear's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mama Bear's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mama Bear's Day Nursery take?
Mama Bear's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
Mama Bear's Day Nursery is run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 15 nurseries.
How do I contact Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 965 5096 and visit www.mamabear.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 EY412950 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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