Full-day nursery in Whitchurch, Bath and North East Somerset
Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch
59 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PF · 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 May 2017Reference EY546733Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
59 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PF · More nurseries in BS14
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Witheys, Saltwell Avenue and Eastcote Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saltwell Valley Open Space4 min walk
- Whitchurch Millennium Garden4 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Bath and North East Somerset there are about 3.1 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.
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Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch is a full-day nursery at 59 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PF, in Whitchurch, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 1 review (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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Bear's Pre-School WhitchurchThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Hive Preschool and Early YearsSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Whitchurch Under FivesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whitchurch Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Woodlands Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Bridge Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Lansdown Park Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Waycroft Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- E-ACT Perry Court Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Wansdyke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch Good at its inspection on 11 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch take?
Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
Who runs Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch?
Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch is run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 15 nurseries.
How do I contact Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch?
You can call 01275 838510 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY546733 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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