Full-day nursery in Muscliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Muscliff Community Pre-School
Muscliff Community Centre, Shillingstone Drive, Bournemouth, BH9 3LR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 1993Reference 100514Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 October 2024Food 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
Muscliff Community Centre, Shillingstone Drive, Bournemouth, BH9 3LR · More nurseries in BH9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Stratton Road, Muscliff Primary School and Muscliffe School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Muscliff Park1 min walk
- Rio-Mar Home Park10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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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Muscliff Community Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Muscliff Community Centre, Shillingstone Drive, Bournemouth, BH9 3LR, in Muscliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 126 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscliff Community Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Muscliff Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- The Epiphany School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Queen's Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Winton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- Hill View Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 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 Muscliff Community Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muscliff Community Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 27 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muscliff Community Pre-School take?
Muscliff Community Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Muscliff Community Pre-School?
You can call 07591 602685.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 100514 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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